For the fourth consecutive month, the Eleventh Federal Home Loan District Cost of Funds Index stands below the 2% mark, as it continues to set an all-time record low.The index for November, as calculated by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, is 1.821%, down almost 9 basis points from 1.909% in October. The index stood at 2.537% in November 2002, 3.368% in November 2001, and 5.607% in November 2000. COFI is a weighted average of what savings institutions in Arizona, California, and Nevada pay in interest on various sources of mortgage money, including deposits.
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Artificial intelligence is fueling litigation risks, from consumer lawsuits against servicers, to more repurchase requests, and vulnerabilities through vendors.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
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