Originator Amstar Mortgage Corp., Houston, has laid off most of the staff at its corporate headquarters and its parent company said it will eventually divest the company to concentrate on more profitable ventures.In a statement, the company blamed large lenders that owe Amstar Mortgage substantial money but are now in or will need to seek bankruptcy protection. The statement also said Amstar is speaking with an unnamed company about managing its branches so service can be maintained. Amstar Mortgage has 116 branches, was licensed in 31 states and originated over $1 billion in loans a year.
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Christopher Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, declined to directly answer questions about recent inflation data and the effects of tariffs on consumers during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
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Median purchase loan payments hit $2,198 in May, up 2.1% from April, as rising rates and home prices threaten to dampen origination volume, MBA reports.
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Experts aren't forecasting immediate relief and instead are citing silver linings in rate certainty and greater mortgage demand as compared to the same time last year.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Thursday morning that the central bank recently finalized a new organizational structure for its supervision and regulation division.
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Almost 75% of brokers reported growing non-QM volume in their business over the last three years, and just 3.7% said volume decreased, according to AD Mortgage.
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis' personal consumption expenditures inflation report for May showed that inflation had risen 4.1%, meeting elevated expectations and casting further doubt on the prospects of near-term interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
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