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Flagstar Bancorp cuts 20% of its mortgage staff

Housing Wire

parent company of Flagstar Bank , has reduced its mortgage staff by 20% since the calendar turned to 2022, laying off 420 employees amid a significant drop in origination volumes and margins. Overall, the bank’s net income in the first quarter of 2022 dropped 60.4% Michigan-based Flagstar Bancorp , Inc. billion in Q1 2021 to $5.7

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So You Want To Purchase A Power Of Sale, Do You?

Toronto Realty Blog

TorontoRealtyBlog I’ll tell you which call I have not received in quite some time: the good, ‘ole, “power of sale” seeker. A power of sale can come in many different shapes and sizes. There’s a common misconception that all power of sales are for run-down properties, but they’re not.

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How Can You Purchase A Tenanted Property And Ensure Vacant Possession?

Toronto Realty Blog

Peter tells John, “I wanted to let you know that I am going to list the condo for sale.” The property is listed for sale and ends up selling after about three weeks. Bob the Buyer is a young man who is purchasing his first home, and is excited to move into the condo in the fall. And what does Bob the Buyer do?

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Why industry watchers expect mortgage rates to fluctuate in coming weeks

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve ‘s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday signaled that officials are still focused on bringing down inflation to 2% while monitoring how much recent bank failures slow lending in the economy and cool demand. Rates were lower at 6.45% on Wednesday on Mortgage News Daily. ​​In

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First Citizens Bank to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

Housing Wire

First Citizens Bank & Trust Company will acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which unexpectedly failed earlier this month and sent shock waves across the financial sector. The abrupt closure of SVB, after a run on deposits had left it insolvent , marked the largest bank failure in the U.S.

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Rumors of Credit Suisse’s death are greatly exaggerated  

Housing Wire

Switzerland-based global lender Credit Suisse Group AG had a rough start this week after its stock was beaten down by 11%, the value of its riskiest debt fell more than 10% and the cost of purchasing derivatives insuring against the bank defaulting rose sharply. That concern is overblown, according to several market experts.

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Better reports improved net loss of $45.5 million in Q2

Housing Wire

billion in production volume in the first half of 2023, refis accounted for $131 million and purchase loans consisted of $1.6 The lender’s gain-on-sale margin increased to 2.34% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, from 0.99% for the six months ended June 30, 2022. bank – in April 2023. in the same period in 2022.