Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Amid higher rates, lower volumes, and fiercer competition , Santander Bank decided it will stop originating residential mortgages and home equity loans in the United States. On Wednesday, the bank announced that it will consider applications for residential mortgage or home equity line of credit (HELOC) on the portal EZApply only until Feb.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

First Internet Bank is shutting down its consumer mortgage business due to a steep decline in mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for mortgage lending that is forecasted to continue for the next several years. The residential mortgage loan balance for First Internet was $383.9 million as of December 31, 2022, a 13.7% million. “The

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In June 2024, it completed the $70 million acquisition of Great Ajax , transitioning the business from a legacy residential loan platform to a vehicle focused on commercial real estate. It has made a slew of acquisitions in the credit and mortgage servicing sectors over the past two years. ”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An influential banking trade group this week argued that the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) should not permit nonbank lenders and real estate investment trusts to become members of the $1 trillion Federal Home Loan Bank system.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) had a chance to meet up with Medina Cicak, Heartland Bank s chief commercial officer in Australia , and Keira Billot, the New Zealand -based general manager of retail and reverse mortgages. Occasionally, U.S.-based Why make the trip? the pair said. they explained.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

Less than two months after the abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , federal regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase Bank. First Republic is the largest lender to collapse since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest bank failure in American history.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Visentini recently served as the investment bank’s head of firm strategy for execution and innovation. “Sid has deep expertise in driving commercial value through improved efficiency and strategic integration, and I am delighted that he is bringing those skills to Pretium.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2021

New York Community Bank , one of New York City’s largest multifamily lenders, is set to diversify its business strategy with the acquisition of Michigan-based retail bank Flagstar Bancorp. The bank’s stock price was trading at a 26% discount to book value in late January. in an all-stock merger valued at $2.6

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Although bank capital regulations were updated a decade ago, [current regulations direct] the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) to use tangible capital in assessing a commercial bank’s creditworthiness for purposes of issuing advances,” the letter reads in part. “In The ability for banks to provide credit to U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Houston-based nonbank mortgage lender Cornerstone Home Lending announced on Wednesday it has received all regulatory approvals to acquire traditional depository The Roscoe State Bank, a deal that will expand its operations beyond the traditional mortgage business. For The Roscoe State Bank, Piper Sandler & Co. It funded $5.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Michael Barr said the central bank is taking “a very thoughtful approach” to the Basel III rules (aka the Basel endgame), which would significantly increase bank capital requirements and, if implemented, affect the mortgage industry. “We Trade groups have opposed the new regulations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

These are some of the elements that Medina Cicak, chief commercial officer for Heartland Bank in Australia , and Keira Billot, the bank’s New Zealand -based general manager of retail and reverse mortgages, discussed in an interview with HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 6, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has decided, in a “gradual and orderly” move, to sell a portfolio of $114 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) it retained after seizing control of failed regional banks Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). To illustrate, SVB failed to raise capital to plug a $1.8

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has named former Fannie Mae CEO and Blend president Tim Mayopoulos as CEO of Silicon Valley Bank N.A. , an FDIC-operated “bridge bank” meant to protect all depositors of the now shut-down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The bank failed to raise capital to plug a $1.8

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-25 U.S. Flagstar made news in recent months, expanding its footprint and further diversifying its business model with the completion of the merger with New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) and the acquisition of certain financially and strategically complementary parts of Signature Bank.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has decided to forge ahead in its fight against inflation, despite several bank closures that have caused turbulence in the financial markets. banking system is sound and resilient. “The U.S. The extent of these effects is uncertain. A number of financial institutions in the U.S. in December.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

Stewart Title of Louisiana is expanding its support for commercial real estate transactions, through the addition of Ashley Coco as the firm’s Louisiana underwriting counsel, it announced Tuesday. Before joining Stewart, Coco was the lead attorney heading the commercial services department of Commerce Title in Baton Rouge.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank resumed mortgage originations on Tuesday via its newly established “bridge bank” — just four days after California state regulators took possession of the financial institution and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) as receivers. was open for business.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Los Angeles-headquartered City National Bank agreed to pay $31 million in relief to impacted individuals and communities to settle a redlining case with the U.S. Consequently, other banks received more than six times as many applications in these neighborhoods in Los Angeles County than City National each year.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008, two other American banks with significant roles in the housing industry were hit by a deposit run. California-based First Republic Bank, the 14th-largest U.S. billion loan portfolio at the end of 2022.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

This increased flow of funds appears to be driven by strengthening macro factors that favor residential mortgages over other yield assets such as commercial real estate (CRE) and commercial (C&I) loans. This is resulting in new balance sheet strategies for institutional investors.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Cooper Group has struck a deal to acquire a third-party origination (TPO) platform and $356 billion in mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), advances and subservicing contracts from Flagstar Bank , owned by New York Community Bancorp (NYCB). FDIC ) in March 2023, has faced a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate portfolio. .”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Cuts to the Federal funds rate (and subsequently to mortgage rates) are imminent, traders enthused after December’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in which committee members predicted three rate cuts in 2024. Some experts forecasted as many as six rate cuts in the year based on this news.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

New York Community Bancorp , the parent of Flagstar Bank , said it’s still committed to the home loan business despite selling approximately $5 billion in warehouse mortgages to JPMorgan Chase Bank to improve its capital and liquidity position. The bank was followed by Flagstar, with $11.8 billion in volume and a 12.3%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Heartland Bank , the leading reverse mortgage lender in Australia and New Zealand , will rebrand its dedicated reverse mortgage division from “Heartland Finance” to “Heartland Bank” following a recent acquisition and a repositioning of its offerings. “We experienced an inflation rate of 3.1%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Less than a year after coming to the rescue of Signature Bank during the market turmoil of March 2023, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) faces a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, Flagstar originated $15.7 billion in mortgages in 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Bank of America (BofA) reported another quarterly decline in mortgage and home equity production in the first quarter of 2024. Expect independent mortgage banks to continue taking share from the large commercial depositaries, which are still shrinking their footprints in lending and servicing,” Hagen said in a report on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024, the bank announced on Thursday. This overlap creates difficulties, not only for banks, but for the regulators, too. Dimon wrote.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The move strengthens the bank’s balance sheet amid a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate loan portfolio. A former CEO of OneWest Bank from 2010 and 2015, Otting will become the CEO of NYCB, replacing Alessandro DiNello, who has held the position since Thomas Cangemi stepped down earlier this week.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Aiming to take the company public next year, Healing Realty Trust will tap into Banosian’s network of big banks as well as investors to grow its portfolio. As we continue to grow our portfolio, we’ll use equity as well as debt … a lot of the banks that he works with also do commercial lending. That’ll be a big part.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

trillion in commercial real estate debt will mature, “… by far more than any 5-year period in history.” Musk went on to comment that the rise in defaults among commercial and residential loans could “hammer” banks. An opportunity for commercial real estate investors and developers? What does this sound like to you?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If approved, AmeriFirst’s retail and commercial loans worth more than $5 million will be sold to a non-QM lender Oaktree Funding Corp., The funds will be to be used to pay Centier Bank and Sound Capital — which AmeriFirst used to fund the mortgages it originated. million to Centier Bank. Centier, in return, would release $1.4

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Pacific Western Bank , the wholly owned subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp , announced Tuesday it had acquired Civic Financial Services , a private money lender that caters to real estate investors. Pacific Western Bank hailed the acquisition as a strategic move into specialized areas of the non-QM market. It also offers multifamily loans.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nexbank, a privately held state-chartered bank in Texas and a subsidiary of NexBank Capital, Inc. promoted Brian Ralston to executive vice president and chief mortgage banking officer. Prior to this role, Ralston served as the senior vice president of mortgage banking at NexBank since 2013. after the departure of John Holt.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

DiNello was the president and CEO of Flagstar Bancorp , a bank recently acquired by NYCB. DiNello was the president and CEO of Flagstar Bancorp , a bank recently acquired by NYCB. The stress is leading the bank to seek to sell some of its assets and transfer some mortgage risks to improve its capital position.

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