Finacorp Securities, Irvine, Calif., has expanded its Minneapolis office and named three vice presidents to its mortgage team in an effort to bolster fixed income securities coverage for its institutional clients: Mike Weir, Tom Sullivan and Mike Lingvall. Mr. Weir and Mr. Sullivan, now both VPs in sales and trading at Finacorp, had played roles in founding North American Capital Markets. All three men at one point worked in the fixed income area at Dain Rauscher. Among their most recent positions: Mr. Weir worked in Oak Ridge Financial's investment banking department, Mr. Sullivan worked with Cronin & Co. as a VP and MBS trader, and Mr. Lingvall led fixed-income private placement trading at Morgan Joseph Inc. with a focus on distressed and crossover credits.
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About 43% of Americans upgraded their homes last year, and 33% plan to remodel in the next year, according to a recent survey from Redfin.
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Sun Belt states saw a noticeable surge in liens filed last year, with Florida accounting for 17% of the national total, according to Benutech.
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CEO Tim Spence said folding in the acquired bank has gone to plan so far, but the biggest point of risk is still on the horizon.
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Surge, which claims to serve some of the nation's larger wholesale players, said the lender's behavior was reminiscent of its spat with Black Knight.
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Questions about the single-report option and whether VantageScore should be introduced before FICO 10T arose during a hearing on broader legislative proposals.
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SecurityNational Mortgage Co. alleges that the larger competitor facilitated the mass resignation of its staff from Glendale and Scottsdale offices.
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