- Sep 9-10, 2024|San Diego, CA
Both quasi-public mortgage investors have new requirements for when borrowers question valuations. Freddie Mac is expanding use of title insurance alternatives.
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The Federal Open Market Committee held the federal funds rate at current levels, citing "lack of further progress" toward meeting inflation goals.
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The April 26 update came two days after the group received preliminary approval for the Sitzer/Burnett agreement.
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Mark Warren and Thom Tillis have introduced the Secure Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024 to address the unique risks of AI.
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Plaintiffs seeking class certification claim the bank uses an underwriting system that discriminates against minority mortgage applicants.
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Malicious actors could be utilizing the same software that cybersecurity experts use to test a company's systems for vulnerabilities.
Some vendors can act as backups when a cyberattack knocks the regular provider's system offline. Others offer vendor management expertise that may help.
The home lenders voted by their employees as the Best Mortgage Companies to Work For in 2024 discuss supporting and engaging teams during a trying time for the industry.
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Title insurers, whose activity is highly correlated to mortgage production, wrote $15.1 billion in premiums during 2023, down from $21 billion in 2022 and $26.2 billion for the year before that.
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Both purchase and refinance activity slowed, with inflation likely to keep interest rates at challenging levels for future borrowers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Profits in the originations and servicing segment at Newrez drove earnings, while a possible spinoff of Rithm's mortgage operations is still seen as a "work in progress," according to company leaders.
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Consolidation has slowed since the pandemic, but UMB's agreement to buy Heartland Financial — the largest deal in three years — is one of several merger announcements in the past two weeks. Talks among other potential buyers and sellers are said to be picking up.
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Rep. French Hill, the No. 2 Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, promised bankers Tuesday that he will continue to push back against Biden administration regulators, especially on bank-fintech partnerships and digital assets.
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