Millennium Funding Group, a nonprime wholesaler based in Indianapolis, laid off some of its staff the week of April 23 and has stopped accepting new loans, company officials have confirmed to MortgageWire.Joe Bell, the head of human resources for Millennium, would not say how many workers were cut, but said the company is "not doing any new deals." He added: "We're hoping for the market to correct so we can hire these people back." One former account executive for Millennium said the company funded $1 billion back in 2005. The AE said, "It's too bad. They employed a lot of good people." No production figures for Millennium were available for 2006 or 2007. Its product menu included alternative-A and subprime loans.
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The trade group's letter to FHFA Director Bill Pulte pointed out that lenders were facing credit report price hikes for four straight years.
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Hart, who came over from Ellie Mae, starts in the position of Jan. 1, as Tim Bowler moves to a new role within ICE's Fixed Income and Data Services division.
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Michael Hutchins, the two-time interim chief executive at the government-sponsored enterprise, will remain with the company in his role as president.
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New-home purchase activity rose 3.1% year over year, but dropped 7% from October, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
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Higher unemployment has driven these indications of distress higher but most loans that financial institutions hold in their portfolios are still performing.
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Remote work helped fuel migration and erased the loss of rural residents that occurred in the decade prior to the arrival of Covid, Harvard researchers found.
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