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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking nearly $19 million from David Julian, Claudia Russ Anderson and Paul McLinko. The trial before an administrative judge is scheduled to begin in South Dakota on Sept. 13.

By some current measures, nonbank capitalization looks strong compared to banks, but the way a Ginnie Mae proposal aims to assess the value of mortgage servicing rights would change that, Moody’s Investors Service reported Tuesday.

More than 500,000 houses were potentially affected by this type of damage from the more recent storm, which was the second-most intense storm in Louisiana’s history.

The deal comes with a 10-year agreement for Arch to serve as the exclusive mortgage insurance provider for Westpac LMI’s former parent financial institution in Australia.

Meanwhile, property values across the U.S. have increased for 40 quarters in a row, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values nationwide surged 18.6% in June from a year earlier, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Distressed homeowners who first took advantage of deferrals in March of last year will either start repayment or look for new solutions in September.

None of the leading areas ranked by investor share of sales were in the Golden State during 2020, in contrast to the state’s dominance on the list in the wake of the Great Recession.

However, with mortgage rates down and household income increasing, consumers have 129% more buying power today than they did 16 years ago, according to First American.

The Houston company has agreed to pay a $3 million penalty, provide $4 million in loan subsidies to new borrowers and make other investments aimed at improving home buying opportunities for Black and Hispanic households.