Residential Capital Corp. confirmed Wednesday that it will restructure its worldwide mortgage operations, resulting in a charge of up to $110 million and layoffs of 3,000, or 25% of its work force.Early on Oct. 17, MortgageWire broke the news that ResCap may close its mortgage conduit, RFC. (See item below.) ResCap, the mortgage arm of GMAC Financial Services, employed 12,000 before the job cuts. GMACFS, which is now controlled by the Cerberus Capital hedge fund, blamed the restructuring and layoffs on "downturns" in the U.S. residential market and "the global dislocation of the mortgage finance and credit markets." The company can be found on the Web at http://www.rescapholdings.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 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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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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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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