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2 Depression-Era Institutions Succumb to Great Recession

Another two depression-era financial institutions succumbed to the Great Recession. The latest bank failure was in Illinois. An additional institution was thrown into liquidation. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation closed down Waukegan Savings Bank on Friday. brThe Waukegan, Ill., bank was established in 1924. As of the end of the first quarter, [...]

California Congressman Caught in Countrywide VIP Web

A California congressman was caught off guard when he learned he was among a group of legislators who received a home-equity loan at special terms from Countrywide Financial Corp. VIP program. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) closed on a $77,000 HEL eight years ago at a rate of 5.75 percent. The first mortgage in the transaction [...]

Bankruptcy Trustee Sues FDIC, Irwin Executives

In addition to a lawsuit filed against Irwin Financial Corp. executives, the company’s bankruptcy trustee also sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. In the action against the executives, Irwin’s former chairman, chief financial officer and an executive vice president were named as defendants. The lawsuit against the FDIC seeks nearly $200 million. View full post [...]

Expanded Investor Program

New Penn Financial LLC already had a nonconforming portfolio mortgage program. Now the company has expanded its guidelines for investor properties. New Penn originates through mortgage brokers, loan correspondents and a retail channel. View full post on Mortgage Stories

Top-10 FHA Lender Announces Acquisition

An announcement from Shore Financial Services Inc. indicated that Hall Financial Corp. will be integrated into Shore. In addition, Hall Financial’s founder was hired as president of Shore’s retail mortgage division. Shore claims to be “one of the top 10 FHA lenders in the entire nation.” View full post on Mortgage Stories

BoA CEO Addresses Mortgage Business

Bank of America Corp.’s chief executive officer faced complaints at the company’s annual shareholder meeting about the bank’s handling of foreclosures. In his opening remarks, he worked to distinguish the successful parts of the company from the struggling mortgage business. He clearly laid the blame on the 2008 purchase of tottering mortgage lender Countrywide Financial [...]

Mostly Good PNC Results

Residential originations were down 9 percent at The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. The company managed a 2 percent quarterly increase in its servicing portfolio, though its mortgage assets declined. Home-loan delinquency, meanwhile, improved 3 basis points during the quarter. View full post on Mortgage Stories

Capital One shares up 6%, extend gains for year

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Capital One Financial shot up 6% to $53.53 in early afternoon trades Thursday after the credit-card issuer outpaced Wall Street’s profit and sales targets for the first quarter. Capital One shares have been on a tear, rising 25% so far in 2011, outpacing most other financial-services stocks, such as rival American [...]

Report IDs Financial Crisis Culprits

A report by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations outlines the findings of a two-year probe. Among the findings were that Goldman Sachs profited from the financial crisis by betting billions against the subprime mortgage market, then deceived investors and Congress about its conduct. Other culprits cited by the panel are Washington Mutual, the Office [...]

3 Deceased Institutions

Western Springs National Bank and Trust was shut down by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Friday. After that, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division took over Nevada Commerce Bank. Also on Friday, the National Credit Union Administration reported that Mission San Francisco Federal Credit Union was placed into liquidation. View full post [...]