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. Exiting the consumer mortgage business is expected to reduce total annual non-interest expenses by approximately $6.8

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Indiana-based First Savings Bank plans to lay off over 100 mortgage employees in the coming months, according to documents filed with authorities in multiple states. Executives at First Savings Bank did not immediately respond to HousingWire’s requests for comments. The bank reported a net income of $2.3

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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

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. Member institutions are able to borrow money cheaply and can pass savings on to members.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The current bank crisis hit California-based Pacific Western Bank , a community bank owned by PacWest Bancorp that has a focus on real estate and commercial loans. billion from the Federal Home Loan Banks , $10.5 billion in Bank Term Funding Program borrowings. Pacific Western Bank reported $11.4

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank NA, part of Fifth Third Bancorp, a regional lender with some $207 billion in assets, has launched a new warehouse-financing arm that will serve independent mortgage bankers. The post Fifth Third Bank unveils new warehouse lending business appeared first on HousingWire.

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2024

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) this week announced that it rebranded to Flagstar Bank , laid off 700 employees and anticipated the transition of another 1,200 to Mr. Cooper Group as part of the sale of its third-party origination (TPO) business and mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). In many cases, roles were similar or duplicative.

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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 Barr said that the U.S. Barr said that the U.S.

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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 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

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. Powell, however, said the weaknesses at SVB are not broadly present in the banking system. “The U.S.

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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 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. They took a $1.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Higher interest rates pushed up profits for Bank of America (BofA) in the first quarter of 2023, but much like its depository peers, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo , the mortgage business dropped by double-digits during this period. The bank posted a net income of $8.2 Consumer banking division posted a net income of $3.1

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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 increased interest is being led by private equity investors and insurance companies.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The wholesale lender will be running a new Super Bowl commercial spotlighting independent mortgage brokers and its website FindAMortgageBroker.com for a second straight year. The commercial entitled, “The Perfect Match,” is a play on online dating culture and the need to find the right match.

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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

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

APRIL 17, 2024

Regional banks – which traditionally have been major residential mortgage originators – went big on commercial real estate loans as larger banks scaled back in this area in recent years. trillion in commercial real estate debt comes due over the next few years.

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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

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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

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

MARCH 20, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-20 U.S. mortgage lender owned by New York Community Bancorp, announced on Sunday that it has assumed most deposits and acquired certain assets, business lines and liabilities of Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. Ultimately, the New York state chartering authority closed the bank on March 12.

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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 1, 2024

DiNello was the president and CEO of Flagstar Bancorp , a bank recently acquired by NYCB. Long Island-based NYCB, which concluded the acquisition of Flagstar Bank in December 2022 and rescued Signature Bank in March 2023, has faced a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

NYCB) confirmed it’s closing 69% of the retail home lending offices outside of its branches after acquiring Michigan-based Flagstar Bank. “We HousingWire reported on the restructuring last week, noting that the bank cut hundreds of jobs at Flagstar, according to laid off employees. New York Community Bancorp, Inc. billion in volume.

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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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RIS Media

JUNE 4, 2024

The commercial real estate industry is in a downturn and could wind up dragging down the financial sector with it, according to a new report from Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Due to the transition to remote work, commercial real estate holdings are falling in value. The root of the issue is the COVID-19 pandemic.

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