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CFPB bans RMK Financial Corporation from mortgage lending industry

Housing Wire

RMK Financial Corporation , which does business as Majestic Home Loans , has been permanently banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from the mortgage lending industry following a series of repeat offenses — which occurred despite the CFPB’s law enforcement order issued in 2015. government. government.

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Blend breaks into title insurance with latest acquisition

Housing Wire

Digital lending software provider Blend announced on Monday that it is expanding its cloud-based platform with the acquisition of Title365 from the Mr. Cooper Group for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million. Cooper’s original name prior to rebranding) in 2015. Streamline by combining services.

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StreamLoan expands into insurtech with Progressive deal

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This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. This setup lets a consumer compare quotes from several insurers, including Progressive, with only one click. market for homeowners’ insurance.

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The housing industry’s disparate impact hopes

Housing Wire

A homeowners insurer trade group, which has mounted successful legal challenges of the standard in the past, said it sees no reason the rule should apply to its industry. The argument for the higher threshold for claims arose following a 2015 Supreme Court decision which upheld the disparate impact regulation.

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Texas Capital Bank shoots back at Ginnie Mae over dismissal motion

Housing Wire

Recounting history TCB began its relationship with RMF in 2015 by “financing […] to enable RMF to fund and operate its business — including funding for RMF’s operations involving tails,” the filing states. Ginnie Mae accordingly implored TCB to lend money to RMF. But TCB was hesitant to lend money to a bankrupt company.

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Did Michael Strauss, accused of fraud, just start a new mortgage company?

Housing Wire

There were no severance packages, and even health insurance was canceled retroactive to May 2022, leaving some on the hook for huge medical bills. In 2015, Strauss launched Sprout Mortgage, a mortgage lender focused on non-qualified mortgages (non-QM). Shocked employees didn’t receive their last paychecks.

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Housing Market Tracker: Spring inventory falls

Housing Wire

2017 99,880 2016 88,105 2015 94,101 As you can see in the chart below, new listing data is very seasonal; we don’t have much time to get some more growth here. From the Department of Labor : Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits increased by 13,000 in the week ended April 29, to 242,000.

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