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Powell acknowledges concerns about Basel III bank proposal 

Housing Wire

Powell acknowledged the mounting opposition to Basel III from the banking sector, assuring lawmakers of forthcoming broad revisions to the regulatory framework that is aimed at recalibrating risk assessment methodologies and capital reserves. banks to earmark billions more in capital reserves.

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MBA chief economist addresses industry challenges in House testimony

Housing Wire

Mike Fratantoni , the chief economist and senior vice president of research and industry technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), addressed three major challenges in the housing market during testimony before the U.S. banks in comparison to international standards.

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First Federal Bank to acquire BNC National Bank’s mortgage business

Housing Wire

First Federal Bank will acquire the mortgage division of BNC National Bank , which will give the Florida-headquartered community-based bank a nationwide consumer direct mortgage platform. As with the entire mortgage industry, BNC National Bank was heavily impacted by rising interest rates last year.

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Residential construction jobs slowly return

Housing Wire

We need more homes and in such a labor-intensive industry, you need more workers to build more homes.”. Of the 10,000 construction of buildings jobs created in November, 4,100 were in the residential sector. In the specialty trade contractor jobs sector, 6,200 were in residential construction. Job growth increased 0.5%

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Pacific Western Bank gets $1.4B from Atlas after 20% decline in deposits

Housing Wire

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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Flagstar Bank and the one-stop mortgage shop

Housing Wire

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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Mortgage lenders, borrowers react to banks closures 

Housing Wire

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. A potential pause on the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate hikes may bring borrowers on the sidelines back to the market, as mortgage rates could fall even further.

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