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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

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has raised $175 million to accelerate growth and fund new technologies , just 16 months after relaunching its operations. Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management , MFA Financia l, various family offices, and other strategic investors invested through a StoicLane’s special purpose vehicle, StoicLane said.

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Another lender settles redlining accusations with DOJ

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The DOJ said that all of Lakeland’s branches were located in majority-white neighborhoods and that its loan officers did not serve the credit needs of Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Newark. Lakeland, a community bank, operates 68 branches in northern New Jersey and in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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Opinion: Why we need a mortgage rate reset

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What if that one loan turned into three to six loans? They went to their bank and get a 30-year fixed rate loan. By 2004, they heard they could refinance, possibly get some cash out. Some went risky with a popular ARM loan and got a 6.5% For starters, there will be fewer of us — loan officers, banks, brokers.

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