Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research has hired Chris Flanagan -co-head of securitized products at JPMorgan Chase - to head its U.S. mortgage and structured finance group. Mr. Flanagan will be responsible for analytics and modeling across all of the company's mortgage and structured finance groups. In addition to serving as co-head of securitized products research at JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Flanagan also was in charge of research on asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities there, duties he has held since 2000.
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The filing alleges TWO executives engaged in a "stealth mission" to get the deal canceled, including subverting participation in a March shareholder vote.
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Some equity and credit agency researchers have lowered their sights in line with market changes, but their forecasts suggest stability for those that pivot.
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The new record arrives after five months of annual home-price growth, which surged to its highest in more than a year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.
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The arm of the asset management giant is paying over $100 million for the Cherry Hill business started in part with Freedom Mortgage over a decade ago.
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The average down payment across the list was 17.1%, well above 13.1% nationally, and the median credit score was 766, compared with 747 countrywide.
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HBT Financial in Bloomington, Illinois, has agreed to acquire Tri-County Financial Group in a deal valued $204.6 million.
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