Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has introduced 1st Year Flex as a loan option for people who want to pursue homeownership with a lower monthly payment for one year. According to the Meriden, Connecticut-based company, 1st Year Flex is a...
Bismarck, North Dakota-based BNCCORP Inc. (OTCQX: BNCC) announced it is exiting the residential mortgage origination space and selling the mortgage division of its wholly owned subsidiary, BNC National Bank, to First Federal Bank of Lake City, Florida. BNC’s...
Mortgage credit availability inched up last month, according to the latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) report published by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), although the level of available is still close to a 10-year low. The MCAI was up by 0.4% to...
Despite continued burdens created by inflation and mortgage rates that are still on the high side, many first-time homebuyers are more confident about their financial health and their ability to acquire residential property. According to TD Bank’s (NYSE: TD) newly...
Cleveland-headquartered KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has debuted its Fair Housing Month poll, which surveyed 1,000 homeowners in households earning less than $75,000 annually regarding their homebuying and lending experiences. The inaugural poll found that nearly one-third...
Homepoint, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based wholesale lender, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain assets of the company’s wholesale originations channel to The Loan Store Inc., a national wholesale lender based in Tucson, Arizona. The financial aspects...
