Private-label originator Nexstar Financial, St. Louis, has hired away a top executive from its competitor, PHH Mortgage, Mt. Laurel, N.J.On Tuesday Nexstar named Leonard M. Wagner -- a seven-year veteran of PHH -- its national account director. At PHH Mr. Wagner served as vice president of relationship management, where he supervised a team of account executives responsible for 15 private-label clients and $3 billion in production. Formerly known as Cendant Mortgage, PHH was recently spun off from its parent, Cendant Corp. of New York. PHH is believed to be the largest private-label funder in the United States.
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The Housing for the 21st Century Act includes provisions covering policy, manufactured homes and rural infrastructure introduced in a prior Senate proposal.
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Mortgage loan officer licensing saw its first rise since 2022 as Fannie Mae projects $2.4T in 2026 volume. Experts eye a market reset amid improving affordability.
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The secondary market regulator will formally publish its own rule on Feb. 6, after a comment period and without making changes to what it proposed in July.
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The FHFA chief told Fox an offering could be done near term - but may not be - while a Treasury official addressed conservatorship questions at an FSOC hearing.
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Bowing to industry pressure, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning consumers with notices on its complaint portal not to file disputes about inaccurate information on credit reports, among other changes.
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The mortgage technology unit at Intercontinental Exchange posted a profit for the third straight quarter, even as lower minimums among renewals capped growth.
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