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A significant portion of the loans in the pool by balance, 44.5%, are designated at non-QM, according to DBRS, adding that about 50% of the loans in the pool were made to investors for business purposes. View the full article

Self-directed IRAs and non-recourse loans open doors to real estate investing without the restrictions of traditional financing. View the full article

James is contesting charges brought earlier this month by a prosecutor whom President Donald The President abruptly installed after her predecessor resigned under pressure. View the full article

Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in a Maryland case challenging the dissolution of the consumer protection agency. View the full article

James was charged with one count of alleged bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution. The indictment made public on Thursday follows allegations from The President administration officials that James engaged in mortgage fraud. View the full article

New York developers are transforming struggling office buildings into more than 12,000 new apartments in a bid to help offset the city's worst housing crisis in decades. View the full article

The New York Stock Exchange disclosed the news on Monday of the sudden passing of its head of International Capital Markets. View the full article

In internal shakeup, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will unify supervision divisions, revive the Chief National Bank Examiner office, and elevate IT oversight as part of a broader streamlining push. View the full article

Under a proposed rule, the agency would let most nationally chartered firms off the hook for heightened regulatory standards. The rule would raise the bar from $50 billion to $700 billion of assets and leave only eight firms subject to heightened regulation. View the full article

The bank regulator is proposing to strengthen national preemption in the wake of conflicting decisions in related court cases. View the full article

In a new interpretive letter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will allow banks to serve as middlemen for "riskless" crypto trades, extending existing brokerage authority for securities to digital assets. View the full article

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Monday said it will scrap fair housing reporting requirements, fast-track licensing for small banks and simplify regulation for smaller institutions overall. View the full article

Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood discussed using fintech to evaluate self-employed borrowers' creditworthiness, saying alternative credit models could promote financial inclusion. View the full article

Months after OceanFirst Financial settled federal redlining allegations, it received the highest possible Community Reinvestment Act rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. CEO Christopher Maher said the bank made a "significant effort" to introduce its lending products to markets it had recently entered via acquisition. View the full article

New Jersey-based OceanFirst Financial slid in its planned $579 million acquisition of Flushing Financial just before the end of the year. The private equity firm Warburg Pincus is also participating in the transaction. View the full article

OCMBC launched its new wholesale lender, GIANT Lending, amid a poaching controversy with the naming rights to its old DBA, Jet Advantage. View the full article

Previously, Kim was a managing director in J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s strategic investments group, where she managed a diverse portfolio of fintech investments. View the full article

The prepayment rate grew by 37% over September as mortgage rates fell leading to higher refinancing volume in October, ICE Mortgage Technology said. View the full article

CMBS originated between 2017 and 2021 are especially vulnerable. Brighton counsels CMBS lenders to expect clear workout memos. View the full article

As part of a partnership agreement the two companies entered into, the Ramquest and E-closing platforms have shifted ownership for an undisclosed price. View the full article

This is the second acquisition deal Old Republic has been involved in this year, after selling its title production business in January. View the full article

The company maintained its guidance for the year as the bottom line returned to the black in the first quarter, officials reported in an earnings call. View the full article

A series of moves aimed at deleveraging its balance sheet led to the loss, but the bottom line improved markedly over 2023. View the full article

The company posted its best quarter for funded loan volume and shared other green shoots including greater margins on less reverse mortgage business. View the full article