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Flagstar Bank lays off 700, with 1,200 more to depart after asset sale to Mr. Cooper

Housing Wire

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) this week announced that it rebranded to Flagstar Bank , laid off 700 employees and anticipated the transition of another 1,200 to Mr. Cooper Group as part of the sale of its third-party origination (TPO) business and mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). In many cases, roles were similar or duplicative.

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FundingShield: Wire, title fraud risk hits record high

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The company analyzed a portfolio of residential , commercial and business-purpose loans totaling approximately $80 billion. These findings reflect a lack of appropriate controls by closing agents and lenders to identify and fix issues, the report stated. It found that 46.8% errors the highest number on record. In Q1 2025, 10.8%

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Wells Fargo sells most of its commercial mortgage servicing to Trimont

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Wells Fargo has agreed to sell most of its commercial mortgage servicing portfolio to Atlanta-based Trimont. The deal is expected to make Trimont the largest servicer of multifamily and commercial loans in the U.S. The transaction includes only Wells Fargo’s non-agency, third-party commercial mortgage servicing (CMS) business.

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Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee

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Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024, the bank announced on Thursday. This grant can be used to discount underwriting fees paid at closing, or to reduce the interest rate and down payment.

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First Internet Bank is shuttering its consumer mortgage business

Housing Wire

First Internet Bank is shutting down its consumer mortgage business due to a steep decline in mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for mortgage lending that is forecasted to continue for the next several years. I’ve been around it now for close to 25 years.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

Housing Wire

So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate. CRE firms are also suffering through the highest interest rates seen in years.

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JPMorgan Chase to acquire First Republic Bank

Housing Wire

Less than two months after the abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , federal regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase Bank. First Republic is the largest lender to collapse since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest bank failure in American history.

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