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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. , After being promoted to CEO in 2012, Mayopoulos returned Fannie Mae to profitability, delivering more than $167 billion in dividends to the U.S.

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Fannie Mae and NAR at odds over flood-risk disclosures

Housing Wire

housing entities are at odds over the future of the federal government’s cash-strapped flood insurance program. NAR, meanwhile, no longer wants to see states excluded from the federal government’s flood insurance program due to not meeting FEMA standards. After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Congress increased NFIP’s borrowing limit to $30.5

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HomeZada rolls out AI-powered chat assistant for homeowners

Housing Wire

Established in 2012, HomeZada is a fully integrated, cloud-based platform dedicated to digital home management.

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Blend reaches unicorn status with $75 million Series F raise

Housing Wire

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Fintech-focused Canapi Ventures led the investment, which brings Blend’s total venture raised to $365 million since its 2012 inception.

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Review of MMI Fund’s reverse mortgage book sheds light on evolving HECM

Housing Wire

Approximately 65% of loans endorsed in Fiscal Year 2009 had an MCA of less than or equal to $300,000, and this percentage increased to approximately 72% by Fiscal Year 2012,” the report stated. As the principal limit has been increasing, the percentage of endorsements with an MCA over $417,000 has increased steadily since 2012.”

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

Appraisal Today

Only check email twice a day, at designated times. And rates reached a low around 1945 before hitting new lows in 2012. And rates reached a low around 1945 before hitting new lows in 2012. Set aside two short time windows for email (15 or 30 minutes each). Do not read or reply to emails outside of those time windows.

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How Much Income You Need To Buy A Home In West / Southwest Houston

Houston Properties

We first worked with Paige and her team in 2012 and chose to work with them again in 2021. The Sienna Plantation Golf Club offers an 18-hole Arthur Hills and Mike Dasher-designed golf course. We used the following assumptions for calculating monthly PITI (principal, interest, taxes and insurance) using data from [link].