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

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

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 in fully funded cash proceeds from the global investment firm Atlas SP Partners through a new senior asset-backed financing facility.

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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. In New Zealand, there are only two main providers of reverse mortgages, both are banks, they said.

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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 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. according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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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

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 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

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. These loans often require higher capital reserves, making residential mortgages more attractive by comparison.

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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

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 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. market share, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates.

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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 30 to $4.20

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

about the 2023 Basel III Endgame proposal , which would modify risk-based capital requirements for large banks. He also described increasing aggregate common equity tier 1 capital requirements for the global systemically important banks (G-SIB) by 9%, and increasing capital requirements for non-GSIB firms subject to the rule by 0.5%.

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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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The Close

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Stabilize & Season Your Current Rental Property If you plan to finance multiple rental properties, start by stabilizing your current one. Also, be aware that some lenders have a “seasoning period,” essentially how long you’ve owned or financed the property. Let’s break it down into six easy steps.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Roemanu , the holding company for Toorak Capital Partners and Merchants Mortgage , announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Finance of America executive Charles Macintosh as its chief operating officer. Founded in 2016, it connects small-balance residential and commercial mortgage originators with institutional capital.

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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

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

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. billion.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With mortgage rates above 7%, historically low levels of housing inventory, defaults in commercial real estate, and a series of potentially onerous regulations to come, Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said the trade group is doing all its can to influence policymakers. MBA is also looking ahead to a U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Pink slips will start arriving for Santander Bank ’s employees working in the mortgage and home equity businesses following the bank’s announcement to stop originating such loans in the United States. HousingWire has learned that the bank’s exit from the residential mortgage business in the U.S. Santander Bank, NA.,

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Mortgages Banks Equity Residential 370

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra Thompson recently announced its conditional approval of Freddie Mac pilot to purchase second mortgages. The second objection is that there are already sufficient private sector loan options for this loan product — primarily the banks and a small cohort of PLS originators.

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Loans Mortgages Banks Lending 448

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

Over the next 10 years, the partnership could result in “up to $1 billion” in capital and financing from Wells Fargo and grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation, the companies said. Jakes Real Estate Ventures began purchasing the site in 2022 to create commercial and residential spaces.

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Lending Banks Commercial Development 459

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

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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Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Banks Residential 493

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.

Mortgages 448

Mortgages Banks Equity Commercial 448

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

MAY 30, 2024

He pioneered a comprehensive team approach in real estate, incorporating a transaction coordinator, financing professional and buyer agents to provide full service to a broader clientele. His expertise spans condominium conversion and development, residential sales, buyer representation and commercial transactions. DelRose Sr.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA), which represents small and mid-sized nonbank independent mortgage banks (IMBs), appreciates the concerns regulators have about the so-called “shadow banking system” – nonbanks carrying out traditional bank financial activities.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It is a sub-servicer for commercial banks, credit unions, independent mortgage lenders, MSR investors and state housing finance agencies nationwide. Dovenmuehle, founded in 1844, provides a private-label mortgage sub-servicing solution, per its website.

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Mortgages Commercial Banks Finance 459

Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Former Bank of America executive Marty Migliara has been tapped to lead the operations in the region. Rithm, a New York-based asset manager, is opening an office in London to seek equity and debt investments across the real estate and consumer finance sectors, the company announced on Monday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2021

The parent company of Veritex Community Bank will acquire a 49% stake in Texas-based mortgage lender Thrive Mortgage , the firms announced late Tuesday afternoon. Veritex is one of Texas’ largest banks, with $8.8 billion purchase of Caliber Home Loans , New York Community Bank ‘s pending $2.6 It posted net income of $31.8

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Mortgages Lending Banks Loans 370