Fitch Ratings has upgraded CitiFinancial Mortgage Co.'s residential primary servicer rating for subprime product from RPS2 to RPS2-plus.The upgrade is based on CFMC's "experienced" management team, "reliable" loan administration processes, "effective" default management strategies, and success in managing and resolving delinquent loans, Fitch said. The rating also reflects the financial strength of CFMC's parent, Citigroup, which is rated AA-plus by Fitch. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, CFMC has approximately 1,530 servicing employees and is a national provider of home equity loans and first lien mortgages, Fitch reported.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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