Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann says he is ready to sue subprime mortgage lenders and their secondary-market investors on Wall Street on behalf of borrowers and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (which invested in subprime mortgage-backed securities).Ohio has the highest "serious" delinquency rate in the nation -- 3.4%, according to figures compiled by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Ohio AG is expected to file at least one lawsuit in the next few weeks, alleging violations of the state's Consumer Sales Protection Act. The law prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in regard to consumer sales, which covers mortgages.
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The national delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.5% last month due to a calendar anomaly, marking a 4.5% month-over-month incline and 9.4% annual change.
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ICE launched a fraud detection tool for underwriters, Newrez partnered with Matic and Rate announced a free home equity monitoring tool this month.
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Nearly one-third of states now have official nonbank standards for liquidity, capital and corporate governance that firms over a certain threshold must meet.
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KBW now rates UWM as outperform, and BTIG calls the stock a buy, but both cite high leverage levels and industry macro trends depressing its stock price.
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If approved, the deal can provide relief for the approximately 662,000 individuals affected by an incident at the mortgage vendor last November.
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Properties outside of the 100-year flood zone exposed to $375 billion to $1 trillion in losses, Moodys reports
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