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Lender Meltdown brings you real estate news from the US and the world! We focus on real estate news and insight from the US and from around the world. Information you need to know before making a housing purchase or a real estate investment. We bring you news and information from industry insiders and sources that the mainstream financial media doesn't. Lender Meltdown also has boots on the ground. These "boots on the ground" give us daily and weekly updates of what is going in the field. Our contributors have decades of experience in lending and real estate. That experience gives us the advantage of being able to give information in plain English without all the industry technobabble and industry jargon.
Bank Branch Bloodbath: Major Banks Close Another 19 Locations
Bank Branch Bloodbath Continues As Bank of America And Chase To Close Another 15 Locations The bank branch bloodbath continues! Bank of America filed to close nine branches with the OCC last week. Chase filed to close six more. Citizens and Trustco are each closing a branch each. Patriot and US Bank also reported one…
Compass Cuts Losses In 3rd Quarter
Surprise! Surprise! Compass Continues Managed To Cut Losses In 3rd Quarter. Company Also Says They Will Not Be Affected By Ruling In The Sitzer/Burnett Case Compass executives were positively surprised in the third quarter of 2023. The company lost money again. However, the company grew by 26 basis points year over year. This was an…
RE/MAX Executives Have No Regrets Over $55Million Settlements
RE/MAX Executives Have No Regrets Over $55M Lawsuit Settlement. Company Executives Say Ruling Will Have Little Impact On Their Business The earth shattering ruling against real estate industry last week is still sending shockwaves through the industry. A Missouri jury ordered the NAR and several large residential brokerages to reimburse homeowners $1.8 billion to $5 billion…
New Jersey Father And Son Duo Indicted For Mortgage Fraud
A New Jersey Father And Son Duo Are Indicted For $2.5 million Mortgage Fraud Scheme A New Jersey grand jury indicted a New Jersey father and son duo from Bergen County for mortgage fraud. The New Jersey AG alleges the pair defrauded investors and mortgage lenders of more than $2.5 million in the Jersey Shore….
Romspen Is Scamming Grandma and Grandpa
Romspen Is Scamming Grandma And Grandpa Out Of Their Pension. Retirees Have Christened Them, “Rob ‘Em And Spend” Canadian commercial lender Romspen is on track to be a major black eye for the Canadian financial sector and could face insolvency in the near future. Why? Romspen is scamming grandma and grandpa out of their pension….
Mr. Cooper Was Forced Into Lockdown By Halloween Cyberattack
Mr. Cooper Was Forced Into Lockdown By Halloween Cyberattack. Hackers May Have Compromised Customer Files A cyber attack has forced Texas-based lender and servicer Mr. Cooper into lockdown last week. The company says the cybersecurity incident happened on Halloween. As a result, the company was forced to lock down certain technology systems. Mr. Cooper also issued…
Homestar Financial Throws In The Towel
And Another One Bites The Dust! Homestar Financial Shuts Down Amidst Mortgage Volatility Georgia based Homestar Financial announced this week that it is shutting down. The company blames rising mortgage rates and massive volume decrease. Additionally, they are also blaming the market compression for the closure. A Homestar Financial LO posted on Facebook: Please pray…
Mortgage Applications Plunge To A 28-Year Low
Mortgage Lenders And Brokers Are Feeling The Pain As Mortgage Applications Plunge To A 28-Year Low Mortgage applications plunge to 1995 levels. The Mortgage Bankers Association says that lenders and brokers have witnessed a significant decline of 6.9% from the previous week. This is worst week for originations since 1995. The MBA’s Market Composite Index…
Romspen Just Got Spanked By The Florida 3rd DCA
Romspen Just Got Spanked By The 3rd DCA In Weiss Fraud Case. This Is Going To Hurt The Canadian Lender In More Ways Than One! Yes, you read that right. Romspen just got spanked hard by the Florida 3rd DCA in Miami in the Caroline Weiss fraud case. Now, Romspen and their investors are out…