Texas Regional Bancshares Inc., McAllen, Texas, has agreed in principle to acquire Valley Mortgage Co., also of McAllen, in a cash/stock transaction valued at approximately $13.63 million.Texas Regional said up to 50% of the consideration will be paid in cash, and the balance in newly issued common stock of Texas Regional. The company said Valley Mortgage is a full-service mortgage banking firm that reported total assets of $22.5 million for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2003. Paul Schwab, Valley Mortgage's president and chief executive officer, and his professional staff are expected to remain in their present positions, Texas Regional said. Texas Regional can be found on the Web at http://www.trbsinc.com.
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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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