Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has named former Fannie Mae CEO and Blend president Tim Mayopoulos as CEO of Silicon Valley Bank N.A. , an FDIC-operated “bridge bank” meant to protect all depositors of the now shut-down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The bank failed to raise capital to plug a $1.8

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-25 U.S. Flagstar made news in recent months, expanding its footprint and further diversifying its business model with the completion of the merger with New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) and the acquisition of certain financially and strategically complementary parts of Signature Bank.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Houston-based nonbank mortgage lender Cornerstone Home Lending announced on Wednesday it has received all regulatory approvals to acquire traditional depository The Roscoe State Bank, a deal that will expand its operations beyond the traditional mortgage business. For The Roscoe State Bank, Piper Sandler & Co. It funded $5.1

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

New York Community Bancorp , the parent of Flagstar Bank , said it’s still committed to the home loan business despite selling approximately $5 billion in warehouse mortgages to JPMorgan Chase Bank to improve its capital and liquidity position. market share, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Amid higher rates, lower volumes, and fiercer competition , Santander Bank decided it will stop originating residential mortgages and home equity loans in the United States. On Wednesday, the bank announced that it will consider applications for residential mortgage or home equity line of credit (HELOC) on the portal EZApply only until Feb.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Higher interest rates pushed up profits for Bank of America (BofA) in the first quarter of 2023, but much like its depository peers, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo , the mortgage business dropped by double-digits during this period. The bank posted a net income of $8.2 Consumer banking division posted a net income of $3.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank resumed mortgage originations on Tuesday via its newly established “bridge bank” — just four days after California state regulators took possession of the financial institution and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) as receivers. was open for business. They took a $1.8

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Although bank capital regulations were updated a decade ago, [current regulations direct] the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) to use tangible capital in assessing a commercial bank’s creditworthiness for purposes of issuing advances,” the letter reads in part. “In The ability for banks to provide credit to U.S.

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 28, 2024

The banking sector is often seen as a barometer for the broader economy , and the closure of a bank can send ripples through the financial community. In 2024 , the United States witnessed its first bank failure of the year with the closure of Republic First Bank.

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Propmodo

JANUARY 10, 2024

When seeking construction financing for major real estate projects, developers almost always turn to big banks. Large institutional capital has been one of the biggest lenders to commercial development projects over the past decades. Bank OZK has humble roots. In 2019, the bank inked one of its biggest deals.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Less than a year after coming to the rescue of Signature Bank during the market turmoil of March 2023, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) faces a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, Flagstar originated $15.7 30 to $4.20

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-20 U.S. mortgage lender owned by New York Community Bancorp, announced on Sunday that it has assumed most deposits and acquired certain assets, business lines and liabilities of Signature Bridge Bank, N.A. Ultimately, the New York state chartering authority closed the bank on March 12.

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Banks Lending Commercial Loans 367

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Bank of America (BofA) reported another quarterly decline in mortgage and home equity production in the first quarter of 2024. Expect independent mortgage banks to continue taking share from the large commercial depositaries, which are still shrinking their footprints in lending and servicing,” Hagen said in a report on Tuesday.

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Propmodo

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This has been a perfect storm for the commercial real estate lending industry. Falling property prices and liquidity fears are causing banks to slow or stop lending on commercial properties. All of this combined to push commercial lending to a standstill. Plus, many owners have no other option.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

DiNello was the president and CEO of Flagstar Bancorp , a bank recently acquired by NYCB. Long Island-based NYCB, which concluded the acquisition of Flagstar Bank in December 2022 and rescued Signature Bank in March 2023, has faced a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans.

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Banks Loans Commercial Mortgages 374

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With mortgage rates above 7%, historically low levels of housing inventory, defaults in commercial real estate, and a series of potentially onerous regulations to come, Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said the trade group is doing all its can to influence policymakers. MBA is also looking ahead to a U.S.

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Propmodo

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In today’s topsy-turvy commercial real estate market, getting a loan with favorable terms seems like an impossible dream. Banks, keen to reduce their risk, have tightened up lending, enacting stricter standards for potential borrowers to meet. Green finance has seen record growth in recent years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

NYCB) confirmed it’s closing 69% of the retail home lending offices outside of its branches after acquiring Michigan-based Flagstar Bank. “We HousingWire reported on the restructuring last week, noting that the bank cut hundreds of jobs at Flagstar, according to laid off employees. New York Community Bancorp, Inc. billion in volume.

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Mortgages Lending Banks Commercial 371

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Nexbank, a privately held state-chartered bank in Texas and a subsidiary of NexBank Capital, Inc. promoted Brian Ralston to executive vice president and chief mortgage banking officer. Prior to this role, Ralston served as the senior vice president of mortgage banking at NexBank since 2013. billion.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It is a sub-servicer for commercial banks, credit unions, independent mortgage lenders, MSR investors and state housing finance agencies nationwide. Dovenmuehle, founded in 1844, provides a private-label mortgage sub-servicing solution, per its website.

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Mortgages Commercial Banks Investor 385

Marco Santarelli

MAY 8, 2024

The banking sector is the backbone of any economy, providing the necessary financial services to individuals and businesses alike. However, recent reports from a finance expert at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have raised concerns about the stability of this crucial sector. Why 300 Banks Are at Higher Risk of Failure?

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Banks Commercial Equity Lending 52

Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2023

“Christine is a passionate and influential leader in real estate finance and is a terrific choice to lead MBA and its members through the challenges and opportunities our industry faces,” said Matt Rocco , the 2023 MBA chairman and president of Colliers Mortgage.

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Commercial Finance Lending Mortgages 339

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Pink slips will start arriving for Santander Bank ’s employees working in the mortgage and home equity businesses following the bank’s announcement to stop originating such loans in the United States. HousingWire has learned that the bank’s exit from the residential mortgage business in the U.S. Santander Bank, NA.,

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Mortgages Banks Equity Residential 370

Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Commercial real estate has long been considered a pillar of stability and prosperity. Consequently, office space vacancies have surged, leading to a substantial decrease in rental income for commercial property owners. However, recent developments have cast a shadow of uncertainty over its future.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

Concerns over Basel III Endgame Fratantoni also expressed concern that the recent Basel III Endgame proposal would accelerate the trend of the mortgage market shifting away from depository institutions, particularly large banks, toward non-depositories and independent mortgage banks. banks in comparison to international standards.

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Industrial Banks Residential Lending 348

Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

Former Bank of America executive Marty Migliara has been tapped to lead the operations in the region. Rithm, a New York-based asset manager, is opening an office in London to seek equity and debt investments across the real estate and consumer finance sectors, the company announced on Monday.

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RIS Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently announced the members of its Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors (COMBOG) for 2021. “MBA boasts a strong leadership group of professionals from all facets of commercial real estate finance. – Gregg Gerken, TD Bank. Wood & Co.

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Eye on Housing

AUGUST 3, 2023

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for bank lending activity over the second quarter of 2023—banks reported that lending standards tightened for all residential real estate (RRE) and commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories. Read More ›

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Lending Banks Loan Officer Commercial 98

Eye on Housing

MAY 12, 2023

According to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for bank lending activity over the first quarter of 2023—banks reported that lending standards tightened for most residential real estate (RRE) and commercial real estate (CRE) loan categories.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The practice of redlining , initiated in the 1930s, where banks and insurers refused services to entire neighborhoods based on racial composition, further entrenched these disparities. But even if the economy slingshots around the drain, commercial real estate, the skeletal structure of our inner cities is faced with many challenges.

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Banks Loans Land Commercial 419

Marco Santarelli

MARCH 20, 2023

In this blog post, we will be reviewing the list of failed banks in the United States. It's never good news when we hear about a bank failure , and unfortunately, there have been quite a few in the United States over the years. Banks are an important part of our financial system, but unfortunately, they can fail from time to time.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

But increasing costs and the banking crisis this year have meant a fall-off in return on investment for flippers, and for those still interested, it can be more difficult to finance a fix-and-flip or a bridge loan than in past years. But its bridge loan and fix-and-flip loan pipeline is down 40% over that same time period.

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Marco Santarelli

MARCH 14, 2023

The Impact of Bank Failures on the Housing Market The year 2023 has been marked by a series of bank failures, leaving many to wonder what the impact of these failures will be on the housing market and the wider economy. Bank failures have been a common occurrence throughout history, often causing ripples throughout the economy.

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Banks Lending Finance Commercial 98

Marco Santarelli

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

If you are a customer of Citizens Bank in Sac City, Iowa , you may have been surprised to find out that your bank was closed by the regulators on November 3, 2023. This marked the fifth bank failure in the US this year and the first one in Iowa since 2011. The estimated cost of resolving Citizens Bank is $14.8

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Banks Commercial Lending Loans 52

Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

More and more people now understand the benefits of investing in real estate to boost their finances. However, as attractive as real estate investing may appear, securing financing to get started can be a real challenge. You must browse several lending options to find the right match for your ambitious commercial real estate business.

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Finance Lending Banks Loans 83

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2021

The parent company of Veritex Community Bank will acquire a 49% stake in Texas-based mortgage lender Thrive Mortgage , the firms announced late Tuesday afternoon. Veritex is one of Texas’ largest banks, with $8.8 billion purchase of Caliber Home Loans , New York Community Bank ‘s pending $2.6 It posted net income of $31.8

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Mortgages Lending Banks Loans 368

Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

The tumult in the banking industry set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10, followed two days later by the collapse of Signature Bank , has sparked fear in the markets over a potential broader contagion infecting the entire financial industry — and ultimately the U.S.

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