mortgages

Lending preview: C&I will surge, CRE will slump in 2019

01/09/19

Consumer lending should also be a bright spot, while mortgage lending could be suppressed by rising rates and tight housing supplies.

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CFPB details what mortgage data will be public in 2019

12/21/18

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance late Friday that will shield some new mortgage data from the public that lenders are required to report.

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Sterling in N.Y. is making tweaks to its balance sheet

12/21/18

Selling $1.6 billion in mortgages, and paying off a similar amount of wholesale borrowings, will allow the company to expand its net interest margin in 2019.

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JPMorgan stock downgraded amid doubts over banks' growth prospects

12/19/18

Atlantic Equities’ John Heagerty cut his recommendation on JPMorgan Chase to neutral, saying the bank now “offers the least upside” to price targets among the major banks.

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Scrapping CRA is no solution

12/13/18

Any serious discussion of how best to update the Community Reinvestment Act for the 21st century must focus on strengthening the law, not eliminating it.

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Manafort, Cohen cases highlight banks' vulnerability to fraud

12/12/18

Time and again, two former associates of President Trump deceived banks in connection with loan applications. Their wealth, proximity to power and willingness to tell big lies all appear to have helped them get away with brazen schemes.

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OCC sees sharp drop in mortgages serviced by large banks

12/12/18

An agency report said servicing portfolios have shrunk by nearly half in 10 years as much of the mortgage market has shifted to nonbanks.

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CFPB fines mortgage lender over claims it deceived veterans

12/06/18

The CFPB ordered Village Capital & Investment in Henderson, Nev., to issue refunds and pay a penalty for allegedly misrepresenting the cost savings in a refi product.

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Congress passes one-week flood insurance extension

11/30/18

Lawmakers have had to extend the program eight times since October 2017, as Congress has been unable to pass broader reforms.

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Bank regulators propose expanding exemption for residential appraisals

11/20/18

The effort to raise the threshold for transactions excused from appraisal requirements responds to concerns that the current threshold is outpaced by real estate prices.

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