Bloomberg, May 9, 2023–Max Abelson, Sridhar NatarajanGoldman Sachs Group Inc. has agreed to pay $215 million to put an end to a long-running class-action lawsuit that accused the Wall Street …
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Court Dismisses Some Claims in Wells Fargo Forbearance Suit
National Mortgage News, May 8, 2023–Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)A federal court judge found that private plaintiffs suing Wells Fargo for issues related to the receipt of automatic forbearance without consent could …
Financial Stability Experts at the Fed Turn a Wary Eye on Commercial Real Estate
New York Times, May 8, 2023–Jenna SmialekFederal Reserve financial stability experts are on the lookout for weaknesses after a year of rising interest rates — and as they survey the …
Global Real Estate Software Market Forecast to Grow by $5.22B by 2026
WRE News.com, May 8, 2023–Phil HallThe global real estate software market size is estimated to grow by $5.22 billion from 2021 to 2026, a compound annual growth rate of 9%, …
Blend in Danger of Getting Delisted from NYSE
Mortgage Professional America, May 8, 2023–Candyd MendozaBlend revealed last week that it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange warning the mortgage lender that its stock is at …
Title Insurance Premium Volume Drops by 38% in 4Q 2022
HousingWire, May 8, 2023–Brooklee HanThe rapid housing market cool down and the rapid pace at which the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates took their toll on the title insurance industry …
CEO of Shuttered Athas Capital Launches New Non-QM Lending Shop
National Mortgage News, May 8, 2023–Maria Volkova (subscription)Brian O’Shaughnessey’s new lending outfit, dubbed Imperial Bancorp, LLC, will be up and running in a few months, depending on how quickly the …
Republic First Bank Exiting Mortgage Business
National Mortgage Professional, May 8, 2023–David KrechevskyThe holding company said the bank, which does business as Republic Bank, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the …
Half of Homes on the Market Are Selling Within 2 Weeks — Despite High Mortgage Rates
Money, May 8, 2023–Sarah HansenDespite high mortgage rates and the affordability challenges facing many homebuyers, houses are selling at a rapid pace.https://money.com/homes-selling-fast-high-mortgage-rates/
A Spring Thaw for Agency MBS Issuance: April Volume Rises 16%
Inside Mortgage Finance, May 8, 2023–John BancroftFannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issued a combined $80.09 billion of single-family MBS in April. That was up 16.1% from March, notching …
