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 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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