Bimini Mortgage Management Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Vero Beach, Fla., has reported a private placement of $50 million of trust preferred securities through the newly formed Bimini Capital Trust I.The 30-year securities will bear an interest rate of 7.61% through March 30, 2010, and 3.30% above the prevailing three-month London interbank offered rate thereafter, the company said. They are redeemable in whole or in part at the option of Bimini on or after March 30, 2010. The mortgage REIT said it intends to use the net proceeds to invest in mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Bimini can be found online at http://www.biminireit.com.
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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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