Advanced Financial Services, a mortgage banker based in Newport, R.I., has changed its name to Embrace Home Loans. Kurt Noyce, president of Embrace Home Loans, said, "We now find ourselves with many opportunities for future growth, but our name hasn't kept pace with that growth. We have not been available in all markets and we're easily confused with many other financial services companies. So we decided to make a change with a name that defines not only what we do, but also what we care about." The company was founded in 1983 and is a direct lender for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, approved by FHA and VA, and an issuer for Ginnie Mae.
-
Non-qualified mortgages account for 23.1% of the series 2026-7 pool, by balance, and 43.4% of the loans in the pool were made to investors for business purposes and are exempt from the Ability-to-Repay rules.
5h ago -
Besides promoting Sridhar Sharma to CEO from president, the company named Andrew Bon Salle, ex-Fannie exec, as its new chairman, both replacing Chris Marshall.
6h ago -
Several proposed updates, including lower risk-weight floors for certain securitizations and corporate loans, could make it more attractive for banks to finance or hold certain private credit-related assets, experts say.
7h ago -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr appears to be among the majority of monetary policymakers who foresee at least one more rate hike before the end of the year.
8h ago -
Several lawsuits filed this year have painted the shared appreciation agreements as misleading, and suggest they should be treated as mortgage loans.
September 23 -
Attom expanded its artificial intelligence platform, eLend partnered with Ready4Remodel to increase renovation financing and Keller Williams teamed up with Rejig.ai.
September 23









