First Tennessee Bank said it has sold $14 billion in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac residential servicing rights to an undisclosed third-party. No purchase price was disclosed. The sale was brokered by Milestone Advisors LLC of Miami. FTB is a subsidiary of the publicly traded First Horizon National Corp. of Memphis. In June of last year Metropolitan Life bought most of FHN's residential origination business, including 230 retail and wholesale offices scattered across the nationwide. The bank, though, continues to originate in its depository footprint and service loans.
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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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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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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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The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the labor force continued to expand but at a weaker rate than in recent months. The development weakens the case for a near-term rate hike.
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