Stonegate Mortgage to relocate growing firm to Indianapolis
Stonegate Mortgage Corp. will move its growing operation to Indianapolis in the next few months after a deal to expand in Fishers fell through.
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LendingTree.com office with 64 employees closing in Carmel
Tree.com Inc., the Charlotte, N.C., parent of LendingTree.com, said its Carmel office will shut down by Aug. 16, costing 64 employees their jobs.
Suit accuses Bank of America of fraud, racketeering
The complaint, filed in Marion Superior Court, follows a similar suit that was dismissed in federal court. Bank of America and its Countrywide unit are accused of using perjured affidavits to foreclose on homes.
Key House Republican praises Obama housing plan
The Obama administration's plan to gradually dissolve ailing housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to shrink the government's role in the mortgage market drew praise from House Republicans on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Competitors’ woes could help Fishers mortgage firm expand
Fishers-based Stonegate Mortgage Corp. plans to spend about $3 million to expand operations, creating up to 300 jobs by 2015.
Fishers-based mortgage company to add 300 jobs
Stonegate Mortgage Corp. plans to move next spring from its current location near 106th Street and Allisonville Road to a 29,000-square-foot office near 106th Street and State Road 37.
Home Loan Bank sues over losses on $3B mortgage portfolio
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis is suing some of the nation’s largest financial institutions to recover losses on a $3 billion portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.
Bank of America seeks to dismiss racketeering suit
Homeowners Dwayne Ransom Davis and Melisa Davis sued last month in Indianapolis, claiming Bank of America “routinely” submitted perjured affidavits to support foreclosures. They lost their Knightstown home last year.
U.S. homes lost to foreclosure up 25 percent this year
August makes the ninth month in a row that the pace of homes lost to foreclosure has increased on an annual basis. Banks have been stepping up repossessions to clear out their backlog of bad loans.
Study of local mortgage defaults shows benefit of counseling
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago finds a strong correlation between pre-mortgage credit counseling and loan
performance after
comparing Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership clients with other low-income Marion County borrowers.
Deadline approaching for mortgage lenders to pass exam
Lenders must pass the test by July 1, or their licenses will be revoked. So far, just 58 percent of more than 1,000 in the
state
have passed.
New Indiana law aims to promote safety of traditional loans
A new state program is encouraging lenders to promote the stability of their conventional mortgages to help Indiana's
housing market rebound from a foreclosure crisis instigated by risky loans.
KULT: Mortgage loan officers punch the clock under new rule
The government now views loan officers more like factory workers than white-collar business managers.
A new real estate crisis could wreck recovery
Borrowers may not be able to refinance many of the more than $1.4 trillion in commercial real estate mortgages coming due
by the end of 2014.
Indiana Legislature approves mortgage certification program
Rating system will help homebuyers avoid the risks of borrowing.
First Internet Bank suffers first loss since 2000
Problem loans led to a $2.1 million loss for the Web-based financial company in 2009.
Panel handicaps market recovery chances
A panel of five veterans of real estate and construction provided industry insights at IBJ‘s Power Breakfast May
1 at the Westin Indianapolis.
Lease-to-own options becoming more popular
With credit tight and the economy shaky, homeowners around the region are increasingly choosing to sell their properties on
a lease-to-own basis.
City Securities buys lender in bid to reach new markets
City Securities Corp., one of the largest investment firms based in Indiana, has purchased Columbus, Ohio-based ReCasa Financial Group LLC, a specialty lender focused on rehabs of dilapidated houses.