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NexTier Bank to acquire Mars Bank

Housing Wire

NexTier , the holding company of NexTier Bank , will acquire Mars Bancorp , the holding company of Mars Bank. The combined company and branch locations will operate under the NexTier Bank brand, both banks said in a release Thursday. With the acquisition, NexTier Bank will have total assets in excess of $2.6

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First Internet Bank is shuttering its consumer mortgage business

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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. It will also include the company’s local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent businesses.

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Pacific Western Bank gets $1.4B from Atlas after 20% decline in deposits

Housing Wire

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. The company secured $1.4

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One Small Bank Keeps Financing Construction Despite Rate Hikes

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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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How High Interest Rates Are Changing Commercial Property Lending

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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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CFPB files amicus brief in support of Maine mortgage borrowers in TILA lawsuit

Housing Wire

The Maine state agencies filed the lawsuit, Franklin Savings Bank v. Bordick , under the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) on behalf of a couple that took out a mortgage in 2008 in order to purchase land for the construction of a new home. The CFPB goes on to cite U.S.

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MBA chief economist addresses industry challenges in House testimony

Housing Wire

The silver lining, however, is that builders have picked up their pace of construction. banks in comparison to international standards. (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in July 2023 – boosted capital requirements for residential mortgage portfolios at large U.S.