First Federal of the South, Sylacauga, Ala., has announced the acquisition of Walton Mortgage Inc., Chelsea, Ala., for $100,000 in cash.The thrift institution said the mortgage company's chief executive officer, Dot Walton, and its president, Alana Beaugez, will remain with the company, which has become a division of the thrift's wholly owned subsidiary, SouthFirst Mortgage Inc. It will continue to operate under the name Walton Mortgage. Joe K. McArthur, president and CEO of First Federal, said the acquisition will complement the mortgage banking activities of SouthFirst, located in Birmingham, by adding mortgage origination offices in Huntsville, Montgomery, Cullman, and Alexander City.
-
Artificial intelligence is fueling litigation risks, from consumer lawsuits against servicers, to more repurchase requests, and vulnerabilities through vendors.
1h ago -
A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
July 3 -
Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
July 2 -
The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
July 2 -
A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
July 2 -
The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2









