Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The current bank crisis hit California-based Pacific Western Bank , a community bank owned by PacWest Bancorp that has a focus on real estate and commercial loans. billion from the Federal Home Loan Banks , $10.5 billion in Bank Term Funding Program borrowings. Pacific Western Bank reported $11.4

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank NA, part of Fifth Third Bancorp, a regional lender with some $207 billion in assets, has launched a new warehouse-financing arm that will serve independent mortgage bankers. The post Fifth Third Bank unveils new warehouse lending business appeared first on HousingWire.

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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

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

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

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

APRIL 6, 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has decided, in a “gradual and orderly” move, to sell a portfolio of $114 billion in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) it retained after seizing control of failed regional banks Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). To illustrate, SVB failed to raise capital to plug a $1.8

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Inman

MARCH 1, 2024

Worries about commercial real estate are making jumbo mortgages costlier, since regional banks are a major provider of loans that are too big for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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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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Inman

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Regional banks are in the spotlight again as cracks begin to show in their balance sheets due to the ongoing distress in the commercial real estate sector.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Los Angeles-headquartered City National Bank agreed to pay $31 million in relief to impacted individuals and communities to settle a redlining case with the U.S. Consequently, other banks received more than six times as many applications in these neighborhoods in Los Angeles County than City National each year.

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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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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has decided to forge ahead in its fight against inflation, despite several bank closures that have caused turbulence in the financial markets. banking system is sound and resilient. Powell, however, said the weaknesses at SVB are not broadly present in the banking system. “The U.S.

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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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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The move strengthens the bank’s balance sheet amid a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate loan portfolio. A former CEO of OneWest Bank from 2010 and 2015, Otting will become the CEO of NYCB, replacing Alessandro DiNello, who has held the position since Thomas Cangemi stepped down earlier this week.

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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 billion in mortgages in 2023.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Aiming to take the company public next year, Healing Realty Trust will tap into Banosian’s network of big banks as well as investors to grow its portfolio. As we continue to grow our portfolio, we’ll use equity as well as debt … a lot of the banks that he works with also do commercial lending. That’ll be a big part.

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Marco Santarelli

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a compelling presentation at the Commercial Economic Issues and Trends Forum during the 2023 NAR NXT, Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), indicated that the commercial real estate sector is poised for revitalization, calling on the Federal Reserve to consider a crucial move – cutting interest rates.

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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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Inman

APRIL 5, 2023

Hundreds of banks are exposed to large concentrations of commercial real estate — and high levels of risk, Red Shoe Economics' K.C. Conway, a seasoned Federal Reserve veteran, told Intel.

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Inman

MAY 23, 2023

Not every bank is at risk, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday during an investor conference. But for lenders with more exposure to commercial properties, the months ahead could be tough.

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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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Bigger Pockets

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The “Doom Loop” could cause banks, businesses, and commercial real estate to crash. With real estate valuations down, property owners begin to default, and credit tightens, causing the same cycle […]

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Realty Biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

CIBC Bank USA has unveiled its latest initiative aimed at promoting affordable housing, encompassing a $17.6 Noteworthy for its expansive clientele of 14 million, spanning personal banking, business, public sector, and institutional domains, CIBC stands as a prominent North American financial institution.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

If approved, AmeriFirst’s retail and commercial loans worth more than $5 million will be sold to a non-QM lender Oaktree Funding Corp., The funds will be to be used to pay Centier Bank and Sound Capital — which AmeriFirst used to fund the mortgages it originated. million to Centier Bank. Centier, in return, would release $1.4

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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

AUGUST 1, 2023

“Multifamily borrowing remained strong in 2022, largely as a result of lending by banks,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s head of commercial real estate research. While capital sources of lending fell, the amount by which it fell was almost offset by activity seen from banks, Woodwell explained.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

The funds will ultimately go to companies including Mirae Asset Securities , Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services (ICBC), Flagstar Bank , Customers Bank and the bankruptcy estate of Live Well itself, according to court filings reviewed by RMD. million; Customers Bank receive $7.64

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

trillion in commercial real estate debt will mature, “… by far more than any 5-year period in history.” Musk went on to comment that the rise in defaults among commercial and residential loans could “hammer” banks. An opportunity for commercial real estate investors and developers? What does this sound like to you?

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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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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

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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Inman

JUNE 9, 2023

In her first interview since the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while she expects "some pain" and even consolidation, banks will weather the storm.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2023

The Maine state agencies filed the lawsuit, Franklin Savings Bank v. When they failed to pay the whole amount, the bank sued, and the couple tried to present evidence that the bank had not provided them with disclosures required by [TILA] or determined that they could repay the loan. The CFPB goes on to cite U.S.

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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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