General Electric has officially closed its subprime unit, WMC Mortgage of Burbank, Calif., and is preparing to sell its remains to an undisclosed buyer, MortgageWire, has learned."They're down to a transition team," said a spokesman for GE Money, a division that oversees WMC. Last year the nonprime lender ranked 21st among all funders in the U.S., according to the Mortgage Industry Directory. The spokesman said he no longer represents WMC but said the lender is being sold. He would not elaborate. WMC president and CEO Laurent Bossard could not be reached for comment at press time. On Monday morning a receptionist at WMC said there were no executives in the building who could comment.
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After home equity surged in 2023, average gains slowed last year before falling into negative territory over the past 12 months, Cotality said.
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For 2026, the mortgage industry operating environment will improve, while nonbank financial metrics should be within Fitch's rating criteria sensitivities.
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Rohit Chopra is named senior advisor to the Democratic Attorneys General Association's working group on consumer protection and affordability; Flagstar Bank adds additional wealth-planning capabilities to its private banking division; Chime promotes three members of its executive leadership team; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The executive order described state legislation on artificial intelligence as a cumbersome patchwork, and pledged to develop a national framework.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the FHA-insured loan caps for low- and high-cost areas, which are set based on conforming loan limits.
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Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said in statements Friday that their dissents from this week's interest rate decision were spurred by inflation concerns and a lack of sufficient economic data.
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