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A little over 280,000 customers had their birth dates and Social Security numbers compromised during the cyber attack.

Cullen/Frost in Texas, BankUnited in Florida and Bank OZK in Arkansas are among the banks that have, at least for now, allayed investors' fears about their exposure to the CRE sector.

At the same time, the Hilltop Holdings unit expects its gain-on-sale margins to remain pressured in the coming year.

The National Association of Realtors' index of contract signings increased 8.3% to 77.3 after holding at a record low a month earlier, according to data out Friday.

Purchases of new single-family homes increased 8% to a 664,000 annual pace last month, after an upward revision to November's figure, government data showed Thursday.

Connecticut issued a cease and desist order, alleging that Loansnap used unlicensed originators to solicit borrowers and accept loan applications in violation of multiple federal laws.

Lawmakers criticized the Biden administration's Risk Rating 2.0 effort — which was meant to reduce insurance premiums by developing more refined models — as ineffective, arguing that the program has increased rate premiums in vulnerable areas.

Even with the 9 basis point rise this week, they have remained at the same level since mid-December, and that should bring people into the market, Freddie Mac said.

Having the opportunity to customize their own tech stacks was a key reason behind many top producers' success, according to a new Floify survey.

Home buying demand propelled overall volumes to a third straight weekly gain, as refinances fell, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.