Palm Harbor Homes Inc., Dallas, has announced that its 80%-owned subsidiary, CountryPlace Mortgage Ltd., has closed a $141 million securitization that represents the first time in this decade that a new issuer has issued manufactured housing asset-backed securities.The deal consists of ABS secured by a portfolio of chattel mortgage and land-and-home mortgage loans originated and serviced by CountryPlace. The securities were offered and sold only to "qualified institutional buyers" under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
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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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