Chris McCullough has been named managing director of specialty lending at Countrywide, America's Wholesale Lender, a Plano, Texas-based division of Countrywide Home Loans Inc.Mr. McCullough will oversee the day-to-day operations of Countrywide's wholesale nonprime lending initiatives. Before joining Countrywide, he served as executive vice president of production for WMC Direct within General Electric Consumer Finance, spearheading the company's growth in the nonprime mortgage market, Countrywide said. The Countrywide wholesale unit can be found online at http://www.cwbc.com.
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The Senate passed a bipartisan housing package, which includes certain community bank provisions, in an 85-5 vote. The House is set to vote on the package Wednesday.
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Ralo uses artificial intelligence to automate the entire process, saving consumers money by cutting out commissioned loan officers, processors and underwriters.
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Part of the proposal affects the risk weighting for certain "investment properties and other cashflow-dependent" mortgages, according to a new Pennymac report.
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William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.
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The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.
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Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.
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