American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., Melville, N.Y., has begun trading under a new ticker symbol, AHM, on the New York Stock Exchange.The company is a mortgage real estate investment trust that specializes in investing in mortgage-backed securities and, through taxable subsidiaries, originating and servicing mortgage loans for institutional investors. It can be found on the Web at http://www.americanhm.com.
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Christopher Peterson, a law professor at the University of Utah and former senior advisors at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is the latest top hire for a Democratic state stepping up consumer protection.
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The sale comes several months after private equity firm Hale Capital Partners acquired the financially troubled company formerly known as Voxtur Analytics.
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The real estate investment trust struggled with legacy assets and its bottom line, but sees a path forward with non-QM, third-party originations and AI.
