Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Minneapolis, has acquired flood compliance solutions provider Stormwater Research Group, Austin, Tex. Terms of the agreement were not released. The deal allows WKFS to expand its presence in the flood determination field. Stormwater's products include basic and life of loan flood determination services. WKFS Settlement Services unit includes its own flood determination solution, PCi. Stormwater clients will get access to other PCi products including those that address compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and other fair lending requirements. They will also have access to WKFS' financial crime control products plus an expanded suite of settlement services.
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It will be a promotion for Jones, currently the deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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The Federal Housing Administration share of August new-home purchase applications hit its highest mark in three months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
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While Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has sought to inject some mystery into the central bank's communications with markets, an American Banker analysis shows that officials other than the chair have been speaking more and more frequently over the last few decades.
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More depositories are getting involved in the securitized market and the competition is likely to add to expense management challenges of smaller balance loans.
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Seller-impersonation attempts more than doubled in two years, with artificial intelligence providing fraudsters new tools to commit crimes, a report said.
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Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.
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