MERS, the industry-owned system for tracking ownership of mortgage loans and servicing rights, has registered 30 million loans, according to the organization.MERS said it hit the 30 million mark, a 35% increase from one year earlier, on April 6. Decision One Mortgage, a Charlotte, N.C.-based division of the HSBC Group, registered the 30 millionth loan. The company has over 200,000 loans registered on MERS. Electronic registration eliminates the need for paper assignments when trading loans and servicing rights. MERS can be found on the Internet at http://www.mersinc.org.
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One-time Rocket exec Mike Fawaz founded brokerage and tech firm Origna8 with his former adversary's backing, which both say will enable it to quickly scale.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday that he would remain on the Fed board after his term as chair expires next month, resolving the last and most significant open question about his departure and the onset of Kevin Warsh's leadership at the central bank.
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President Biden had issued a rule in 2024 requiring newly constructed homes to abide by an energy mandate to be eligible for FHA- or USDA-backed mortgages.
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Eligible purchases with the Better Home Equity Card, which lets homeowners instantly spend funds drawn from a home equity line of credit, earn 1% cashback.
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Kevin Warsh's nomination to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve passed through the Senate Banking committee in a party-line vote.
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Using a non-GAAP measurement, the real estate investment trust, preparing to be bought by CrossCountry, reported a $25 million loss for the first quarter.
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