mortgages

Lawmakers unveil competing flood insurance bill

07/16/19

Members from states threatened by storms say their proposal is better for consumers than recent legislation passed by the House Financial Services Committee.

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State regulators are critical to fintech oversight

07/15/19

The argument that only the federal government is up to the task is misguided.

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Fed working group proposes SOFR-based mortgage by 2021

07/11/19

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee promotes the adoption of a new Secured Overnight Financing Rate index rate to replace Libor in pricing hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages within the next two years. The change would be the first application of SOFR to a consumer-loan product.

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HomeStreet to buy out its loudest critic

07/11/19

The activist investor Blue Lion Capital, which had pushed for HomeStreet's sale, is selling all of its stock to the Seattle company.

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Don’t look now, but home equity delinquencies are rising

07/10/19

Past due home equity loans and credit lines rose while most other consumer lending categories held steady or improved, according to new data from the ABA. Why it happened is a bit of a mystery.

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Dear Congress: Don’t toss CECL out, work with FASB to amend it

07/02/19

With some adjustments, the loan-loss accounting standard can be more secure and workable for banks.

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Customers in Pa. warns of earnings hit after mortgage client shuts down

07/01/19

The bank said it could record a $7 million charge in the second quarter after the client unexpectedly closed in May.

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Manafort's banker banned by OCC

07/01/19

The ban, which came to light Monday, will remain in effect until either the final disposition of Stephen Calk’s court case or until it is terminated by Comptroller Joseph Otting.

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CFPB extends comment period for HMDA proposal

06/27/19

The CFPB is giving trade groups and consumer advocates another three months to comment on its proposal to change what data is collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

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FB Financial wraps up mortgage refresh with correspondent channel sale

06/27/19

FB Financial is selling its correspondent lending channel to Rushmore Loan Management Services, which will complete the bank holding company's restructuring of its mortgage business.

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