OneWest Bank CEO Terry Laughlin is leaving the company to join Bank of America where he will be reunited with CEO Brian Moynihan and succeed mortgage executive Jack Schakett. Laughlin announced his resignation from OneWest, Pasadena, Calif., on Monday and will stay with the bank through the end of July. At B of A Laughlin will be in charge of limiting home loan losses and monitoring relations with mortgage investors, said a company spokesman. Schakett, a former Countrywide Financial Corp. executive, plans to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. B of A bought Countrywide, once the nation's largest home lender and servicer, in the summer of 2008. OneWest is the successor to IndyMac Bancorp, which was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 2008.
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SecurityNational Mortgage Co. alleges that the larger competitor facilitated the mass resignation of its staff from Glendale and Scottsdale offices.
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The bank's marketing, which hid the nature of its solicitations, led some borrowers to apply for cash-out refis that increased monthly payments, the OCC said.
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While last year was the best for origination income since 2022, annual net servicing revenue for mortgage bankers was approximately 70% below 2024's level.
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Three-quarters of buyers assume AI has already been embedded in the housing ecosystem, but 55% would prefer to work with a human to secure a mortgage.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran Thursday said that the Iran war and tariffs will not have long-term impacts on inflation, but did say he is reconsidering his rate cut outlook for the year.
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This week's Freddie Mac mortgage rate survey shows rates at the lowest in four weeks, but homebuyers are giving mixed signals even with improved purchase power.
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