Carly Fulmer has been named director of operations at 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, Charlotte, N.C., a national mortgage broker and a division of Empire Equity Group Inc.1st Metropolitan said Ms. Fulmer will continue to manage and develop its branch support and quality control departments and develop the infrastructure and operations of the company. Before joining 1st Metropolitan, Ms. Fulmer was a loan processor at 21st Century Mortgage, which specializes in mortgages for mobile and modular homes. She joined Empire in 2000 and later became head of quality control. In 2003, she developed the branch support division, which is a customer service center for 1st Metropolitan's 250 nationwide branches, the company said. 1st Metropolitan can be found online at http://www.1stmetro.com.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's portfolios were collectively $10 billion larger than in January, spurred in part by their mortgage-backed securities directive.
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Employers who use Nayya's agentic AI platform can provide Foyer, a dedicated 401(k) for homeownership, as a benefit that helps its employees buy a home.
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The latest rise in property tax collections at the end of last year continued a nine-quarter streak of increases, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
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Lowering minimum standards and using a 2018 proposal as a basis for change may be the quickest path, according to Donald Layton, Freddie Mac's CEO from 2012 to 2019.
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The real estate investment trust declared an all-cash offer of $10.80 per share from CrossCountry superior to the fixed stock exchange ratio bid from UWM.
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In three separate appearances Thursday, Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, Gov. Michael Barr and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said they are worried that U.S. involvement in the war with Iran could drive up inflation, leading them to conclude that interest rates should remain steady in the near term.
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