Wholesale and correspondent originator MIT Lending has opened a subprime division headed by former Home America Lending Inc. executive Steven W. Kaplan.Mr. Kaplan, who has been named a senior vice president at MIT and director of the new division, previously was president of Home America. New Beginnings' main focus will be "aggressive risk management and aggressive lending with a variety of core and niche products from traditional subprime products to mortgage-only programs," the company said. MIT Lending is the wholesale division of MortgageIT Inc.
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Artificial intelligence is fueling litigation risks, from consumer lawsuits against servicers, to more repurchase requests, and vulnerabilities through vendors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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