WMD Capital Markets, Santa Barbara, Calif., has announced the purchase by an investment affiliate of approximately $65 million of single-family mortgage loans secured by properties in Massachusetts. The purchase by the affiliate, GI-XXVI, was made as part of an affordable loan modification and foreclosure prevention agreement with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. WMD Capital said GI-XXVI will offer borrowers the option of adjusting their monthly mortgage payment to an affordable level or receiving a payment that can be used for relocation costs. The company can be found online at http://www.wmdcapital.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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