NationsBanc Mortgage Corp. and BankAmerica Mortgage became one mortgage company Thursday as a result of the merger of Bank of America and NationsBank.The new company, Bank of America Mortgage, becomes the nation's top mortgage servicer, with more than 2.7 million households and a servicing portfolio of $250 billion. It originates loans in 35 states and the District of Columbia and via three TeleMortgage Centers. (See the Mortgage Data Charts page for more information on top servicers and originators compiled by the Database Products Group, a MortgageWire affiliate.) Bank of America's website address is http://www.bankamerica.com, and NationsBank's is http://www.nationsbank.com.
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The Chicago-area lender, which at first was able to get the suit quashed, agreed to end the discrimination case by paying a $105,000 fine.
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The wholesale lender filed a motion to dismiss the case, or at least to strike the class action certification in mid-October.
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Remax, the real estate brokerage and mortgage broker franchisor of Motto Mortgage, rebounded from a year ago loss in a tough news cycle for both its businesses.
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Economists cautioned that October's employment report may not provide a fully accurate representation of the economy due to recent hurricanes.
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HomeStreet and FirstSun are working to devise a new formula after the Texas Department of Banking and the Federal Reserve declined to approve their merger application.
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Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his investment firm Liberty Strategic Capital are seeking to more than double his indirect ownership stake of Flagstar Financial — formerly New York Community Bank — to 22.9%, according to filings obtained by American Banker.
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