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 …

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 …