Regions Financial Corp., Birmingham, Ala., is exiting the residential mortgage sector, industry sources have confirmed to MortgageWire.A source inside the company said, "We don't have financial problems," but added that the bank's management does not see residential lending as a good fit "at this time." Regions will fund its current loan pipeline but hopes to be out of the production business by mid-September. According to the Quarterly Data Report, Regions ranks among the top 40 originators in the United States. Regions can be found online at http://www.regions.com.
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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 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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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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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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