The National Association of Mortgage Brokers is putting out a request for proposal that calls for a comprehensive study of how state anti-predatory-lending laws have affected credit availability.The study will be similar to one the association did recently in conjunction with the National Home Equity Mortgage Association that examined the effects of a New Jersey law on that state's market, said A. W. Pickel, who has presided over the group during the past year. The NAMB official's comments were made at the group's 2004 annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
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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.
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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