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• 5 best ZIP codes for buying single-family rentals

  

  Five of the top 25 ZIP codes for single-family rental purchases were concentrated in three states, according to Attom Data Solutions.

  Purchase Elina Tarkazikis October 19

  Purchase Elina Tarkazikis October 19

• East West Bancorp's profit jumps 20% on strong loan growth

  

  The $36.3 billion-asset bank reported double-digit growth in C&I loans, commercial real estate loans and specialty loans to the private-equity, entertainment and energy industries in the third quarter.

  Earnings Kate Berry October 19

  Earnings Kate Berry October 19

• Meeting compliance regs while maintaining budgets

  As compliance gets more complicated, servicers are looking for alternative ways to efficiently exceed regulatory standards.

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• Person-to-person is more credible for mortgage info than online

  

  Originators and real estate agents are considered more trustworthy and credible by home purchasers than online sources about mortgage information, a Fannie Mae study found.

  Purchase Brad Finkelstein October 19

  Purchase Brad Finkelstein October 19

• Mortgages, tech expense create drag at Umpqua

  

  Net income for the Oregon regional bank was $61.3 million, a slight decline from the same quarter last year. It earned 28 cents per share and fell short of analysts’ expectations,

  Earnings Laura Alix October 19

  Earnings Laura Alix October 19

• BB&T kept pruning its loan portfolio in 3Q

  

  Total loans fell 1.6% at the North Carolina-based regional bank, which has been scaling back in key segments such as residential mortgages and auto. Wider margins offset that reduction, but earnings were flat and revenue growth small.

  Earnings Paul Davis October 19

  Earnings Paul Davis October 19

• Freddie beats Fannie to market with REIT-friendly risk-sharing deal

  

  Called Structured Agency Credit Risk Securitized Participation Interests, the new securities are backed by mortgage loans, and are not general obligations of the government-sponsored enterprise.

  Credit risk transfers Allison Bisbey October 18

  Credit risk transfers Allison Bisbey October 18