The Bond Market Association has appointed Robbin Conner as its new staff advisor to the association's mortgage-backed securities and securitized products division.Mr. Conner, who will hold the title of vice president and assistant general counsel, "has extensive business and legal experience in the securitization markets, including [collateralized debt obligations] and other key areas of focus for the MBS and securitized products division," according to the association's associate general counsel, Lynnette Hotchkiss. Mortgage-related areas at the association that Mr. Conner will oversee include MBS fails and nontraditional mortgage products. The Bond Market Association can be found on the Web at http://www.bondmarkets.com.
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House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee said the more than 400-page Community Reinvestment Act proposal warrants more time for review, given its sweeping implications for community development and bank lending.
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A judge found United Wholesale Mortgage did not break the law in its handling of the retirement plan, which ex-workers say cost them a collective $1.8 million.
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New enhancements in business purpose lending by lenders and vendors could help originators looking for new business as conforming rates keep rising.
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