Industry News
Industry News
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A team of 16 joining Union Home Mortgage's Cincinnati branch closed 996 units and funded more than $260 million in 2024.
July 10 -
Steep trade barriers that were set to go into effect on July 9 have once again been put on pause, giving banks a welcome reprieve, but adding still more pressure and uncertainty on the Federal Reserve and the broader economy.
July 9 -
Lenders and other businesses active in the state also stepped up with large donations and charitable campaigns in the days following the flooding disaster.
July 8 -
California-based Dunmor said it is launching a wholesale division, which will be led by a former Newfi executive.
July 8 -
Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.
July 3 -
The firm, now going by Fairway Home Mortgage, said the change is a representation of plans to create a "connected ecosystem."
July 3 -
Nonbank payrolls rose incrementally during the homebuying season as home-loan borrowing costs trended lower and a housing regulator sought to influence Fed policy.
July 3 -
The market for buy-before-you-sell financing Flyhomes helped pioneer has developed to include new entrants, but it also is seeing sluggish buyer demand.
July 3 -
Newrez is suing Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing LLC for using a name that looks like one it has utilized as a d/b/a, which it says has caused confusion.
July 3 -
ALTA, MBA and CHEP trade groups make new appointments, Sagent welcomes cybersecurity executive and Ocrolus adds mortgage tech expert for new business unit.
July 3 -
The firm is incentivizing the cross-selling of its services by offering a lower interest rate for one year for borrowers who finance via Rocket Mortgage retail LOs and use a Redfin agent.
July 1 -
The trade group outlines in a white paper that it wants more "flexibility" in the rule allowing mortgage lenders to pay their originators on a varying scale.
June 30 - Yahoo Finance Feed
Richmond, Virginia-based Atlantic Union Bankshares has sold $2 billion in performing commercial real estate loans to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies.
June 27 -
HUD officials outlined a number of key changes to its manufactured housing programs including eliminating the chassis requirement.
June 26 -
As news of Bayview Asset Management's purchase of Guild Mortgage broke, recruiters have ramped up outreach to the mortgage lenders' originators.
June 26 -
The decision to relocate HUD headquarters comes after its current location had been included on a Trump administration cost-cutting list earlier this year.
June 25 -
The CEO of Union Home Mortgage is joining Dream Finders Homes' CEO Patrick Zalupski and others in a bid to purchase the Major League Baseball team.
June 25 -
The equity-backed loan offers Rocket customers funds for down payments and closing costs on a new purchase while giving them six months to sell their existing property.
June 24 -
Foreclosure activity surged in the first quarter, underscoring the growing need for borrower support as certain federal protections expired.
June 23 -
The CEOs of Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust have had at least one discussion about a potential merger, according to a Wall Street Journal article. On Monday, a spokesperson for Northern Trust said the bank "is fully committed to remaining independent."
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