Texas United Bancshares Inc., La Grange, Texas, has announced the acquisition (by its subsidiary State Bank) of Community Home Loan Inc., Houston.The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Community Home, a four-year-old, privately held mortgage company, will retain its name and operate as a subsidiary of State Bank, Texas United said. "Community Home Loan's established retail presence will give us a strong position in the fast-growing markets of Houston and San Antonio and complements our company's existing mortgage operation," said Don Stricklin, president and chief executive officer of Texas United.
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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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