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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There's broad support for the effort to reduce costs and processes, but the Appraisal Institute warns about reducing property valuation quality control checks.
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Foundation had introduced Version 3 of its credit risk model, using the most recent delinquency data, to improve loan performance predictions.
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Fannie Mae's conservator is supporting the government-sponsored enterprise's test within certain boundaries, according to a recent social media post.
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The Senate Banking Committee is slated to consider Christopher Phelen to be the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday. Phelen has said in past academic papers that fractional reserve banking is "highly problematic."
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The bureau said the move is intended to remove potentially confusing language with an upcoming revision to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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