Roger Gudobba, senior principal for strategic business development at VMP Mortgage Solutions Inc., has been named chairperson of the eMortgage Alliance, replacing Dave Williamson of the Performance Group."Roger is a strong evangelist," said Ty Jenkins, founder and chief executive officer of DocuTech Corp. and a member of the eMortgage Alliance. "He's got the vision. Everything with e-forms, electronic delivery has been his strong point. He's carried that baton for years, and he'll be great for the eMortgage Alliance." Each chairperson holds the title for a single one-year term. The eMortgage Alliance is a consortium of companies that have assembled to promote standards-based electronic mortgage technology, systems, and best practices to encourage the industry to move toward the eventual acceptance of a complete electronic mortgage. The organization can be found on the Web at http://www.emortgagealliance.us.
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The Community Home Lenders of America and the Community Associations Institute want the FHA to insure loans on condos approved by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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The Federal Open Market Committee's decision to reduce interest rates for the first time in nine months lifted bank stocks Wednesday. The 25-basis-point reduction could lead to net interest income headwinds now, but loan growth later, analysts said.
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Most lenders said they had already priced in the widely-anticipated decision to cut short-term rates for 30-year home loans but other products will benefit.
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The deal for the Class A office building owner will be funded from Rithm's cash as well as liquidity on the balance sheets, plus possible co-investors.
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Mortgage applications saw a significant jump for the second consecutive week, as homeowners took advantage of plummeting rates, the MBA said.
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The government-sponsored enterprise is making changes to mortgage-backed securities and servicing disclosure files to support use of the advanced credit score.
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