Finance

Unlike the $15 billion-asset bank’s legacy mortgage bonds, the new offering is backed by loans to borrowers with strong credit and significant equity in their homes.

Double-digit growth in loan volume offset a decline in fee income at the Honolulu company.

Ocwen Financial finalized the deal to sell its interests in $110 billion of nonagency mortgage servicing rights to New Residential Investment Corp. for total consideration of $400 million.

It’s a very large number for any bank, but Bank of America executives said the move makes good economic sense and promotes relationship-building with customers.

Auto risks mounting. Mortgage market tightening. Are there any good risks these days in consumer lending? Regional bank executives insist partnerships with online lenders, unsecured personal loans and other niche efforts can work if done properly.

Increased dealings in direct consumer lending and guaranteed student loans offset a decline in mortgage-related income. A lower loan-loss provision also helped the bottom line.

The California lender, which specializes in trade finance, reported strong growth in commercial and other lending categories last quarter, and it urged the Trump administration to seek fair trade deals with China.

The Pittsburgh company, pleased with employee and client retention from its March purchase of Yadkin Financial, is looking to hire lenders from other institutions.

The regional bank reported an 8% gain in fee income and trimmed costs amid 1% loan growth.

Former Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer is joining the board of directors at PennyMac Financial Services starting Aug. 1.

Colony American Finance has been rebranded as Corvest American Lender in the wake of equity and asset acquisitions by funds affiliated with Fortress Investment Group.

U.S. District Judge André Birotte has dismissed all federal claims against Renovate America and its government bond-issuing partners in three lawsuits that had sought class-action status.

The Buffalo, N.Y., bank also said commercial and consumer lending ticked up, while residential real estate fell during the second quarter.

The Illinois company has bought two banks and a small mortgage firm in the past year, which helped improve its second-quarter results.

Declines in commercial products and mortgage banking fees at the Minneapolis company offset some of the benefits of higher interest rates.

The credit characteristics of the collateral are broadly similar to the sponsor's inaugural deal, completed in February, but the capital structure has been tweaked.

The Pennsylvania bank's mortgage performance contributed to stronger loan growth, fee income and profits.

The FDIC is watching banks that use wholesale funds to support CRE lending. The warning comes as brokered deposit levels at community banks are at their highest level in nearly six years.

Former EverBank Chairman and CEO Rob Clements now has those same positions at LenderLive Holdings, a Denver-based provider of outsourced mortgage services.

Last month's spike in defaults due to loans maturing drove the greatest month-over-month surge of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies in six years, according to Fitch Ratings.