Richard Winter, founder of The Winter Group, which ran a modest-sized trading desk that specialized in home equity loans, has left the organization, MortgageWire has learned. At deadline time, neither the company nor Mr. Winter could be reached for comment. The firm is based in New York. TWG, owned by Shinsei Bank of Japan, also operates a specialty servicer based in Colorado. That business, according to servicing brokers, is now being shopped around to potential buyers. One broker said its portfolio could total upwards of $8 billion (including subservicing contracts), but could not say for sure.
- AB - Policy & Regulation
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the Trump administration's attempt to fire nearly two-thirds of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, upholding a March 2025 injunction.
June 21 -
Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
June 19 -
The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
June 18 -
Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
June 18 -
The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
June 18 -
At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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