Bob Waun has been named vice president for private mortgage lending at Paramount Bank, Farmington Hills, Mich.Mr. Waun will be responsible for private mortgage banking and vacation home lending, Paramount said. A 16-year veteran of the mortgage industry, Mr. Waun ranked first in a seven-state region during his tenure with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, the bank said.
Elevated delinquency levels have not affected expected losses, however, due to home price appreciation, Fitch Ratings said.
Retail lenders, including Beeline, Tomo Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage, settled with the department over infractions like submitting a false certification to not having the proper liquidity to be in the program.
A pair of bills, one with bipartisan support, look to address the issues around heirs' property so these families can have clear title on their homes.
The agreement, in which the real estate giant admits no wrongdoing, will cover around 70,000 agents.
Doxo plans to fight the FTC complaint, which focuses broadly on consumer finance, but there are signs of confusion about the company's role in mortgages too.
Members of the LGBTQ community were most likely to have experienced housing bias, according to a Zillow survey, which also found many people don't recognize how fair lending laws could help.
