ICM Capital, a newly formed subsidiary of Independence Community Bank, has been granted Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Lender status by Fannie Mae.The approval will aid Independence Community Bank in expanding its multifamily mortgage business, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based bank said. ICM will now join 26 other DUS lenders from whom Fannie Mae purchases the majority of its multifamily loans, the bank said. Alan Fishman, president and chief executive officer of Independence, said ICM will be "an integral part of the expansion of Independence Community Bank's multifamily lending activities along the East Coast," where it will work closely with Meridian Capital Group, a mortgage brokerage firm. The partners of Meridian are investing in ICM.
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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 HomeSafe Second product is now available in more than one third of all states, according to the reverse mortgage specialist.
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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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