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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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Ginnie Mae denies majority of complaint in Texas Capital Bank lawsuit

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae largely deny any allegations made against the company in the original complaint. Ultimately, Ginnie Mae is again seeking to have the bulk of the claims made by the bank dismissed, but presiding Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. Attorneys for the U.S.

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First Financial Bank to invest $700M by 2028 in affordable mortgages

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Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank has agreed to direct $2.4 The deal that runs through 2028 includes more than $1 billion for community development lending and services, investments in affordable housing , revitalization and stabilization, and projects that create jobs in LMI areas.

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FDIC finds banks violated RESPA on mortgage brokerage payments

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In its March Supervisory Highlights, the FDIC stated that many institutions have developed policies and procedures to ensure sufficient mortgage broker services are provided in order to receive compensation , which was the first of a two-part test.

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University Bank adds four reverse mortgage veterans to its HECM division

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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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Patriot Bank to pay $1.9M to settle DOJ’s redlining accusations

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Tennessee-based community bank Patriot Bank agreed to pay $1.9 Over the same six-year period, other banks received nearly 3.5 Patriot Bank denied any allegations of redlining. million to resolve allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in redlining discriminatory practices.

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First National Bank of Pennsylvania settles redlining case for $13.5M

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Accused of redlining by regulators, First National Bank of Pennsylvania (FNB) has agreed to settle the case for $13.5 FNB was involved in the case as a successor in interest of Yadkin Bank , which it acquired in 2017. In addition, the bank discouraged these customers from obtaining home loans, according to the complaint.

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