Michael J. Sonego has been named senior vice president and head of residential mortgage banking and title services for Citizens Banking Corp., Flint, Mich.Mr. Sonego will be responsible for both retail and wholesale mortgage origination. Before joining Citizens, Mr. Sonego was employed for nearly 20 years by Bank One and its predecessors in management positions in mortgage sales support and mortgage origination, the company said. Citizens provides residential mortgage services in Michigan through Citizens Bank Mortgage Co. and has mortgage departments in Citizens Bank-Illinois and F&M Banks in Wisconsin and Iowa.
-
The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
February 6 -
Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
February 6 -
The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
February 6 -
The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
February 6 -
Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
February 5 -
The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
February 5




