Real Estate

'Regulation by enforcement' makes compliance unpredictable, new MBA chair says

10/23/17

The CFPB's practice of "regulation by enforcement" forces mortgage companies to develop compliance standards based on the mistakes of their peers, rather than clear guidance from the enforcement agency, said David Motley, the new chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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How this bank is tapping an overlooked revenue stream

09/05/17

Quaint Oak in Pennsylvania is making a big push in real estate brokerage, a business that many state-chartered banks might think is illegal for them to pursue.

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As Harvey looms, mortgage response takes shape

08/25/17

With Hurricane Harvey rapidly making its way toward the Texas coast, lenders and servicers have activated business continuity plans to accommodate pending transactions and provide options and support to existing borrowers affected by the storm.

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Behind Manafort's loans, a chopper pilot who flew into Trump's orbit

07/26/17

He is, by Wall Street standards, a small-time banker. But in 2014, with Donald Trump eyeing a run at the White House, Stephen Calk stepped into the big-money world of New York real estate — and a network of Trump associates.

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Why more real estate firms are now offering mortgages

06/21/17

Traditional partnerships with lenders have been eroded by compliance strains and new incentives to control more of the homebuying transaction.

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Tariff on Canadian lumber adds to housing woes

06/01/17

A new tariff on Canadian lumber threatens to further disrupt homebuilding at a time when lenders are increasingly concerned about a purchase mortgage resurgence that has failed to materialize.

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A mortgage for immigrants with money but no credit history

05/23/17

Bank of the West is using alternative data and the international expertise of its parent company to tap into the lucrative but difficult to underwrite market of middle- and upper-class immigrant mortgage borrowers.

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Shift in mortgage market cuts closing times

05/19/17

The time needed to close a mortgage improved nine days since the start of the year as the market has shifted to doing more purchase loans.

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Why millennials may finally be ready for homeownership

04/12/17

After years of sitting on the sidelines of the housing market, a growing population of millennials has begun to embrace the financial benefits of owning a home.

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Albertsons Buys Back Grocery Stores After Antitrust Misfire

11/25/15
Connie Jodice cleans a section where pre-made foods will go, next to the wet rack, containing fresh produce, inside a Haggen grocery store, formerly an Albertsons, located in Palmdale, on March 23, 2015.
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