David C. Schneider has been named president of the Home Loans Division of Seattle-based Washington Mutual Inc.WaMu said Mr. Schneider, 39, will take the reins of the division from the company's chief operating officer, Steve Rotella, who has served as acting head of the operation since March. Mr. Schneider was previously president and COO of CitiMortgage Inc., St. Louis, which he joined in 2001. Before that, he was executive vice president of retail banking for Old Kent Financial Corp. and chief financial officer of Old Kent Mortgage. WaMu can be found online at http://www.wamu.com.
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The founder who was recently ousted as CEO said he wants to return the company to its positive trajectory, after last week's shakeup battered its stock price.
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The lender won its motion for summary judgment just about two months after the court denied a plaintiff's attempt to certify a class of over 50,000 consumers.
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While delinquencies eased overall quarter to quarter, they trended upward on a yearly basis across all loan types, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
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The seller surplus was a result of sluggish demand as opposed to increased supply. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose every week in July to 6.66%.
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More than a third of listings are below their original ask, with entry-level homes seeing frequent cuts in several metros, Movoto data shows.
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For the first time in six weeks, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped, with observers expecting a steady but challenging housing market for the rest of 2026.
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