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‘There will be bank failures,’ Fed chief tells lawmakers

Housing Wire

In remarks made Thursday to the Senate Banking Committee this week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he expects some U.S. banks to fail in the coming months because of declining values and defaults in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. There will be bank failures, but not the big banks.”

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University Bank adds four reverse mortgage veterans to its HECM division

Housing Wire

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Fifth Third Bank unveils new warehouse lending business

Housing Wire

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. decline from the first quarter, and a 9% decline from a year ago, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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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 in fully funded cash proceeds from the global investment firm Atlas SP Partners through a new senior asset-backed financing facility.

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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. The residential mortgage loan balance for First Internet was $383.9 million as of December 31, 2022, a 13.7% million. “The

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Former Fannie Mae chief named as CEO of Silicon Valley Bank N.A.

Housing Wire

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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Report: Commercial Real Estate Exposures Could Lead to Bank Failures in Pockets of the U.S.

RIS Media

A plunge in demand surrounding office spaces may negatively influence the commercial market, resulting in bank failures in pockets of the nation, an assessment made recently by Ken H. Johnson, a real estate economist in FAU’s College of Business, and Rebel A. appeared first on RISMedia.