The Mortgage Bankers Association has announced the election of Robert E. Story Jr., president of Seattle Financial Group, as chairman of its Residential Board of Governors and Robert H. Griffith, senior vice president at Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C., as vice chairman.The MBA also named 22 newly elected members of RESBOG, the 60-member governing body for the MBA's residential/single-family members, responsible for identifying legislative and regulatory policies on single-family residential lending and for making recommendations to the MBA's board of directors. The announcements were made at the association's 93rd Annual Convention & Expo in Chicago.
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House Democrats on the Financial Services Committee said the more than 400-page Community Reinvestment Act proposal warrants more time for review, given its sweeping implications for community development and bank lending.
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As tech firms increasingly rely on debt to build out their artificial intelligence buildouts, long-dated U.S. Treasuries are facing heightened competition.
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A judge found United Wholesale Mortgage did not break the law in its handling of the retirement plan, which ex-workers say cost them a collective $1.8 million.
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Chase Home Lending announced a limited-time rate sale, while Citizens Bank and Bank of America are focused on building up affordability programs.
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New enhancements in business purpose lending by lenders and vendors could help originators looking for new business as conforming rates keep rising.
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The compressed timeline could address a key challenge mortgage companies face when considering changing vendors.
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