Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Florida-based First Federal Bank announced on Thursday that it struck a deal to acquire Watson Mortgage Corp., First Federal Bank has 25 branches in the Southeast and operations in the Midwest, including mortgage centers in Jacksonville, Florida ; Alpharetta, Georgia; Madison, Wisconsin; and Overland Park , Kansas.

Banks 448

Banks Mortgages Loan Officer Loans 448

Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2022

Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. Employment in the construction sector is 40,000 higher than its level in February 2020, while employment in residential building is 7.6% The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

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.

Banks 448

Banks Lending Residential Staging 448

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. The Spanish bank said it will continue to service current loans and honor pending borrowers’ applications. regulators. regulators.

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Banks Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Equity 468

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2023

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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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Highlands Residential Mortgage announced that Dan Carson recently joined the company as a senior vice president and area manager of its Park Cities branch in Dallas. PrimeLending and PNC Bank. I love the mortgage industry and I can’t wait to share that passion and drive that comes with it to the Highlands Residential Mortgage Team.“ “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. What does this mean for the residential real estate sector and how business-purpose mortgage lenders are trying to expand?

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Residential Lending Finance Banks 364

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Mortgage production increased at Bank of America (BofA) in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous three months, but the bank’s home loan volumes were still lower than those delivered in the same period last year. ” The bank had $227.5 Overall, the bank posted a net income of $6.9

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Banks Mortgages Equity Loans 433

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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Banks Mortgages Lending Commercial 448

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A pending merger with a New York bank boasting $58 billion in assets, once finalized, promises to further bolster Flagstar’s activity in the private-label space in the year ahead. Troy, Michigan-based Flagstar, a federal savings bank with some $27 billion in assets, and New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) announced plans to merge in April. “It

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Banks Marketing Lending Loans 459

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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Banks Mortgages Lending Loan Officer 468

Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

The Beige Book is a compilation of data and interviews with bank and branch directors, community organizations and economists from on or before May 22. Residential real estate activity picked up in most Districts despite continued low inventories of homes for sale,” the report states.

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Residential Construction Finance Sales 459

Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Executives at Swiss bank UBS said on Wednesday that they’ve struck a deal to sell Credit Suisse ’s U.S. servicing business, expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, benefits the bank by reducing costs and lowering risk for its balance sheet. servicing business. In the U.S., billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB).

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Banks Closing Principal Residential 435

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Ally Home , the residential mortgage lending arm of Ally Bank , is offering a $5,000 grant for eligible homebuyers in the select markets of Charlotte, Detroit and Philadelphia, the company announced on Tuesday. The upfront lump sum can be applied toward a down payment, closing costs or other expenses related to the homebuying process.

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Banks Closing costs Lending Equity 459

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Bank , the fourth-largest U.S. Bank, we make decisions that position us well for today’s market and in the future,” a spokesperson told HousingWire. “As Bank, owned by U.S. However, mortgage volume has been in free fall at the bank amid surging rates. The bank’s total mortgage origination volume reached $9.6

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Banks Mortgages Residential Lending 370

Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tennessee-based community bank Patriot Bank agreed to pay $1.9 Over the same six-year period, other banks received nearly 3.5 Patriot Bank denied any allegations of redlining. million to resolve allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in redlining discriminatory practices.

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Banks Loan Officer Lending Loans 482

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

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank has agreed to direct $2.4 In its previous five-year plan, from 2018 to 2023, the bank invested $1.75 Regarding the plan governance, the bank will maintain the advisory board created under the 2018 plan, and NCRC will appoint half the members.

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Banks Mortgages Lending Loan Officer 434

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Bank of America delivered increases in revenues and net income in the third quarter of 2022, showing that some of its business lines were not walloped by high levels of inflation and economic contraction. Overall, the bank recorded $7.1 Bank of America had $229 billion in outstanding residential mortgages on its books through Sept.

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Banks Mortgages Equity Loans 418

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

New Jersey-based TD Bank has decided to invest $10 billion in affordable homeownership initiatives by 2027, including providing loans and liquidity to the residential lending market. In the mortgage space, TD Bank was a top-35 U.S. The bank has presence in 15 states and Washington, D.C. The bank’s plan also includes $2.8

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Banks Lending Loans Finance 447

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

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.

Banks 397

Banks Mortgages Loan Officer Residential 397

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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Banks Commercial Loans Investor 418

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I , a blank check company affiliated with fintech Figure Technologies that planned to merge with a mortgage bank, will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Figure Acquisition Corp. Figure’s plan to go public through a SPAC has been scrapped with the NYSE’s decision.

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Banks Mortgages Technology Lending 488

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I , a blank check company affiliated with fintech Figure Technologies , plans to merge with a warehouse lender and bank holding company to potentially bring blockchain technology to the financial institution.

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Banks Mortgages Due diligence Technology 435

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Northpointe Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, will walk away from its correspondent lending business to focus on its retail lending, mortgage warehouse financing division and specialty loan servicing business. The last day for fundings is April 28, the regional bank said in an e-mailed response.

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Lending Banks Finance Loans 397

Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2023

Fannie Mae has projected that the recent bank failures may act as the catalyst that tips an already precarious economy into a recession — primarily due to the combination of tighter lending standards by small- and mid-sized regional banks.

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Banks Lending Fixed-rate mortgage Construction 397

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2023

Additionally, the proposed guidance would describe the risks of deficient residential real estate valuations and how financial institutions may incorporate ROV processes into established risk management functions,” the announcement notes. The guidance also prioritizes appraisers’ independence and responsiveness to consumers.

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Residential Banks 397

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Under the latest rumored changes to Basel III regulations , large depository institutions would see residential mortgage capital requirements that far exceed international standards, according to a report by Bloomberg. The regulators want smaller banks to be able to better compete with larger peers, Bloomberg reported.

Banks 370

Banks Lending Mortgages Residential 370

Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

banks have tightened their lending standards for residential real estate (REE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) in the second quarter amid the collapse of regional banks and a cascade of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. of banks reported weaker demand for HELOCs.

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Lending Banks Mortgages Loan Officer 370

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.

Banks 397

Banks Loan Officer Loans Commercial 397

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

Ohio-headquartered Park National Bank will pay $9 million under a settlement with the U.S. The DOJ also claims that the bank failed to take any meaningful measures to compensate for its lack of physical presence in majority-Black and Hispanic communities. Park National Bank didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Banks 397

Banks Lending Loans Mortgages 397

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

Banks 370

Banks Mortgages Loans Loan Officer 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. retail residential mortgage applications. Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last week after it lacked the liquidity to pay for clients’ withdrawals.

Banks 370

Banks Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Loans 370

Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

based Regions Bank $2.95 The Board fined Regions “for its failure to effectively monitor a portfolio of home equity loans for compliance with flood insurance regulations due to changes in loan servicing platforms and third-party service providers,” noting that the bank had a pattern of individual violations of flood insurance regulations.

Banks 370

Banks Equity Loans Residential 370

Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2023

The Federal Reserve , Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released on Thursday the proposed changes for the Basel III rule (called the Basel endgame), which significantly increases capital requirements for banks. Community banks would not be impacted.

Banks 370

Banks Lending Mortgages Equity 370

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.

Banks 370

Banks Mortgages Commercial Lending 370

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

Banks 370

Banks Mortgages Equity Loans 370