Freddie Mac has issued an industry lender in response to recently enacted predatory lending rules in the state of Indiana.The revised standards for the purchase of loans in the state apply to mortgages with note dates on or after January 1, 2005, that are secured by properties in Indiana. In the industry letter, the agency said mortgages secured by high cost home loans as defined by the Indiana Act are not eligible for delivery to Freddie Mac. The seller must represent and warrant that it will not sell to Freddie Mac high cost home loans or any other ineligible mortgages.
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Counter to prevailing narratives about rules and enforcement activity whipsawing from one administration to the next, public citations by federal banking regulators have steadily declined over the past decade — under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
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Flatworld Mortgage Solutions says its former vice president breached his employment agreements by soliciting its customers as he formed a rival offshoring firm.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed to do more to manage due-and-payable obligations contingent on the availability of certain resources.
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The ex-housing official is returning to a previous employer with the aim of helping guide the firm through an evolving landscape in federal policy.
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A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
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