Countrywide Home Loans Inc., Calabasas, Calif., and Montana-based Coldwell Banker Wachholz & Co. have announced the formation of Granite Peak Mortgage Services in Kalispell, Mont.Granite Peak, an operating division of Countrywide Mortgage Ventures LLC, will offer more than 130 loan programs, including zero-downpayment loans and a variety of fixed- and adjustable-rate options. The companies said a homebuyer will have access to a Granite Peak consultant who works closely with Coldwell Banker Realtors to develop personalized financing options. Countrywide can be found on the Web at http://www.countrywide.com.
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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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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
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The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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