Paragon Financial Corp., a residential mortgage lender based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., has reported the retention of JPS Capital Corp. to help raise $7 million to $10 million in growth capital.Paragon said it plans to use the proceeds to increase its warehouse facilities, add loan officers, expand its wholesale broker network, and pursue acquisitions. JPS will also assist in any merger-and-acquisition advisory work, the company said. Paragon can be found on the Web at http://www.paragonfinancial.com.
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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.
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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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