Specialized Loan Servicing, a servicer of residential mortgage loans based in Highland Ranch, Colo., has announced the acquisition of an 82.35% equity interest in the company by Lexia LLC, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Shinsei Bank Ltd. John Beggins, SLS's chief executive officer, said Shinsei Bank has "a strong track record" in the distressed debt arena and gives SLS additional "financial credibility." Shinsei had total assets worth 12.5 trillion yen ($118 billion) on a consolidated basis in June, SLS said. The servicing company can be found on the Web at http://www.sls.net.
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
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The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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