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First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation Closes It’s Doors
MAMA MIA! Here We Go Again! Major Lender, First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation Closes It’s Doors! Company Files Bankruptcy! 16 years years ago, mortgage lenders began dropping like flies at the beginning of the great recession. Well, it’s deja vu all over again! First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC) and its affiliate Maverick II Holdings have shut…
Mortgage Industry Faces More Mass Job Layoffs
Mortgage Industry Faces More Mass Job Layoffs. First Guaranty and Zillow Among Those Slashing Positions. The mortgage industry faces another round of layoffs. First Guaranty Mortgage has become the latest industry player forced to lay off loan officers amid market shifts. The company revealed it will cut 428 employees at its Plano, Texas location. The…
JPMorgan Chase Fired Hundreds Of Mortgage Employees
JPMorgan Chase Fired Hundreds Of Mortgage Employees As Interest Rates Skyrocket And Demand Drops JPMorgan Chase fired hundreds employees from its mortgage lending business this week. The company says rising interest rates and a looming recession have lowered demand. JPMorgan Chase did not confirm how many employees were let go or moved to different divisions….
Luxury Housing Market Sees High-End Buyers Flee
Luxury Housing Market Sees Buyers Flee Thanks To Rising Interest Rates And Volatile Stocks The luxury housing market is finally bust. After a record breaking two year run, the party is abruptly over. Real-estate agents in places like New York, Los Angeles, and the Hamptons say the frenzied deal making and record-setting prices that characterized…
Another Wells Fargo Criminal Investigation Begins
Federal Prosecutors In Manhattan Launch Another Wells Fargo Criminal Investigation Over Its Sham Hiring Practices Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have launched another Wells Fargo criminal investigation. Investigators say they are investigating bank managers who conducted sham interviews with minority and female candidates. Bank managers allegedly interviewed minority candidates for roles that were already filled. The…
Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 Coming Says Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac Economists Predict The Arrival Of The Biggest Housing Contraction Since 2006 The pandemic’s housing boom is finally running on fumes. Now, Freddie Mac economists are predicting the arrival of the biggest housing contraction since 2006. They point to three factors: Home sales are falling Inventory levels are rising Home sellers are cutting list…
Foreclosure Alert! These States Have The Highest Rate Of Foreclosures
Foreclosure Alert! These States Have The Highest Rate Of Foreclosures In the US So Far In 2022 Foreclosure Alert! It has been well over a decade since America’s foreclosure disaster. The primary cause was that too many Americans with poor credit were given variable-rate mortgages. Mortgage interest rates rose and many lost their jobs. As…
Home Sellers In Hot Markets Are Slashing Prices As Demand Plummets
Realtors See Commissions Plummet As Home Sellers Are Slashing Prices In Hot Markets As Housing Demand Drops Price drops are becoming increasingly common as home sellers are slashing their prices in some of the most popular housing markets. Redfin reports more than 20% of sellers dropped their price in seven of the 10 hottest markets….
Rampant Deed Fraud Finally Being Addressed By Florida Counties
Florida Counties Finally Address Rampant Deed Fraud. They Begin Cracking Down And Making Arrests Homeowners are dead and their heirs are getting stiffed. All thanks to rampant deed fraud. Deed fraud has plagued South Florida for decades and local governments turned a blind eye to it until now. Authorities arrested two women they say got…