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Caliber Home Loans' next nonprime mortgage securitization is nearly twice as large as its previous deal, completed in December.

Incenter Mortgage Advisors is brokering an $898 million alt-A bulk servicing rights portfolio for an undisclosed bank.

Strong gains in low-cost health savings account balances helped fuel loan growth at the Waterbury, Conn., company.

The Atlanta company's profits rose on stronger net interest income and investment banking income as well as a tax maneuver.

The Wisconsin regional's profits rose 35% in the first quarter on healthy loan growth, wider margins and an improved efficiency ratio, and it said its "satisfactory" CRA rating had been restored.

Executives at BB&T, KeyCorp and Citizens are milking commercial lending niches and balancing cost control with new investments while waiting for more rate hikes to fatten margins.

Royal Bank of Canada is the latest Canadian firm to explore a sale of bonds backed by uninsured residential mortgages.

The Mortgage Bankers Association released a detailed transition plan Thursday designed to help policymakers turn the government-sponsored enterprises into private guarantors of mortgage-backed securities.

Stewart Information Services Corp. posted net income in the first quarter of $4.1 million, a turnaround from the $11.2 million loss one year ago.

MGIC Investment Corp. had net income of $89.8 million for the first quarter, an increase of nearly 30% over the same period last year of $69.2 million.