Rahul Merchant, the former head of global business technology at Merrill Lynch & Co., has been named executive vice president and chief information officer of Fannie Mae.Fannie Mae said Mr. Merchant, as CIO, will manage the more than one-third of the company's work force that fall within that function. At Merrill Lynch, he had direct oversight of more than 6,000 employees in that company's Global Markets & Investment Banking unit. He was previously an executive vice president at Dresdner, Kleinwort and Benson, a global investment bank. Fannie Mae can be found online at http://www.fanniemae.com.
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First Mortgage Co., a long-defunct lender led by convicted executive Ron McCord, blamed the advisory firm for his failure to accept a $20 million offer.
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About two-thirds of respondents to a NewDay survey said their education about the benefit was lacking either during their time in the service or afterwards.
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Banks are pushing back on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's draft of a five-year strategic plan, which includes a notable pullback from supervising nonbanks.
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Over half of all second-home inventory in the U.S. is concentrated in just eight states, with Florida leading the pack, according to analysis by NAHB.
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Certain affiliates of Blue Owl will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of the healthcare-focused real estate investment trust for $30.38 per share.
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A new EquityProtect scorecard finds 16 states have no deed fraud laws, leaving homeowners vulnerable as real estate fraud losses topped $275 million in 2025, with seniors bearing the heaviest financial burden.
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