Friedman Billings Sees Charge
The brokerage will reposition its mortgage-backed securities portfolio.”> Friedman Billings Ramsey said it will take a fourth quarter charge of about $185 million to reflect the sale of holdings in its …
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Thornburg Mortgage Announces Acquisition of Adfitech to Support Growing Loan Origination Business (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SANTA FE, N.M.----Aug. 22, 2006--Thornburg Mortgage Inc. , a leading single-family residential mortgage lender focused principally on the jumbo segment of the adjustable-rate mortgage market, today announced that it
Midstate banks try to bridge gap with growing Hispanic population Four years ago, Arcadio Alonso didn't feel as welcome at SunTrust Bank because he couldn't open an account of his own without a Social Security number.read more...
Can home seller get out of a 4-month listing? "What a fluff piece for Redfin. It was worth millions in advertising for them." 'Fluff piece' for Redfin, or real estate's future? After that segment, I turned to my
Huntingdon REIT completes the acquisition of Western Canada and Yellowknife properties Huntingdon Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of nine properties in Western Canada, comprising a combined total of 121,901 square feet
Mortgage brokers' bread and butter, reputations take a beating in slump / Industry shedding jobs, laboring to assure ... (San Francisco Chronicle) Mortgage brokers who haven't fled the industry or been forced out are in survival mode. They're coping with little or no business as the economy slows, accusations that they're to
Contractor devises makeover contest ABC's television show, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has inspired a local building contractor to create a home-makeover contest.Commentread more...