Former loan broker John M. Rubischko of Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced in federal court on counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme resulting in losses of more than $1 million. U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank sentenced Rubischko to 87 months in prison and five years' supervised release. Rubischko was charged on June 16, 2008, and pleaded guilty on June 27, 2008. Rubischko was a mortgage broker who owned and operated licensed mortgage broker businesses, including Family First Mortgage, All Fund Mortgage and MortgageBanc.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
July 2 -
The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
July 2 -
A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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