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Blue Ridge Bankshares is selling its mortgage banking division

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the holding company for Blue Ridge Bank and BRB Financial Group Inc. , on Thursday announced that Blue Ridge Bank has entered into a definitive asset purchase and sale agreement to sell certain assets of its mortgage division. Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. ,

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Anywhere faces racketeering charges in Minnesota lawsuit

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The suit also alleges that the defendants which include the brokerages, agents, brokers, support staff, title companies and banks involved in the transaction coordinated to gain an unfair advantage. The other defendants in the suit are those involved in the title and escrow process and the wiring of the allegedly fraudulent funds.

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First Citizens Bank to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

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First Citizens Bank & Trust Company will acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which unexpectedly failed earlier this month and sent shock waves across the financial sector. The abrupt closure of SVB, after a run on deposits had left it insolvent , marked the largest bank failure in the U.S.

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A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world

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As a real estate reporter, it was not lost on me that the formal start of my house hunt would coincide almost perfectly with the real estate industry working through the nationwide implementation of the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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Flagstar Bancorp cuts 20% of its mortgage staff

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parent company of Flagstar Bank , has reduced its mortgage staff by 20% since the calendar turned to 2022, laying off 420 employees amid a significant drop in origination volumes and margins. Overall, the bank’s net income in the first quarter of 2022 dropped 60.4% Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp , Inc. billion in Q1 2021 to $5.7

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Housing Market Tracker: Mortgage rates over 7%

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Purchase application data had a second straight week of declines. Purchase application data had its second straight week of negative data as the constant theme of higher rates impacted the weekly data. However, the spreads between the 10-year yield and 30-year mortgage rates have worsened since the banking crisis started.

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Private equity and insurance companies piling into residential mortgages

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This increased demand is resulting in tighter credit spreads for private label, non-QM RMBS securitizations; increased prices for a broad range of mortgage loans including seconds, home equity agreements, bridge loans, and alternative documentation loans; and strategic transactions between investors and originators.