Bear, Stearns & Co. has cut 310 mortgage jobs in a consolidation of its lending businesses that it expects ultimately to streamline third-party originators' contacts with the company and provide TPOs with a wider range of products.Under the reorganization, Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage and Encore Credit will be combined into a single unit under the name Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Corp. After an unspecified transition period, the company -- in keeping with industry trends -- plans to offer third-party originators single points of contact for its full loan product line and to expand its product line to include government and government-sponsored loans.
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President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.
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Delayed development pipelines and tradeoffs plague projects as builders look towards creative financing strategies to cope.
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The notice of proposed rulemaking promotes manufactured housing loans backed by personal property while advising the rollback of requirements in other areas.
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Low immigration and fertility rates paired with aging boomers could weaken the foundation of housing demand over the next decade, the MBA finds.
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Five years after the Champlain Towers South collapse, while overall condo sales have held steady, the Miami market has had an 8 percentage point drop in share.
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The bipartisan legislation aimed at reducing barriers to new home construction, which included certain community bank riders, passed the lower chamber by a 358-32 vote.
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