In this week’s banking news roundup: Dr. Mark Calabria takes on additional role as U.S. chief statistician; retired Ally Bank executive Diane Morais joins First Citizens Bancshares’ board of directors; MainStreet Bank promotes Alex Vari to chief financial officer; and more.
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Synergy One Lending’s CEO Steve Majerus is taking a stand against “toxic” recruiting culture. In a company-wide address, Majerus bemoaned “unscrupulous” recruiters who have recently conjured up “outrageous” claims in an effort to recruit away Synergy’s top talent. “The claims about financial instability or margin calls and challenges… are not only false and completely fabricated,”
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Panorama Mortgage Group, parent company of several lenders focused on affordable homeownership, announced the launch of a new mission-driven wholesale and corresponding lender aimed at making funding available to first-time buyers. The Las Vegas-based company unveiled Travisa Financial, which it created in response to what it saw as a demand for partnerships among many third-party
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Union Home Mortgage announced Tuesday the expansion of its footprint in the Midwest. A team of 16 employees, led by two former UMortgage managers, will join UHM’s existing team in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a news release. Ravi Patel and Justin Allen, who spent more than two years at mortgage brokerage UMortgage, will both serve
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A Mediterranean Shipping Co. container ship under construction at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on March 30, 2025.SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff proposals have been put on hold for another month, giving banks and industries more time to brace for impact while also prolonging the uncertainty that
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development will make mortgage relief measures available in the wake of the Central Texas flooding disaster, joining others in the home lending community offering aid to hard-hit communities. With President Trump issuing a disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, over the weekend, a 90-day foreclosure moratorium on properties backed
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A small lender specializing in investment property loans announced an expansion into wholesale lending. California-based Dunmor announced Monday the unveiling of a wholesale broker division, which will be led by Zeenat Zonte, a wholesale executive who most recently headed the correspondent channel of Newfi. Dunmor, which was founded in 2021, currently sponsors six loan officers,
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Fairway Independent Mortgage is rebranding as Fairway Home Mortgage. The Wisconsin-based lender has operated under its original name since its founding in 1996. But the company is ready for a change, its founder said. Steve Jacobson, CEO of the firm, said the move “reflects a fresh look, a renewed perspective, a future-forward vision.” He emphasized
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Mortgage bankers and brokers have been engaging in cautious hiring and they might want to remain careful about it given the complications the latest job numbers add to the rate outlook. At 266,700, nondepositories in the industry added an estimated 1,300 positions during the May homebuying season when compared to revised April numbers as total
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Left to right: Elizabeth Blosser, Emily Tryon, Kevin Cameron The American Land Title Association recently elevated three executives to advance the trade group’s advocacy efforts in state and federal government. The association promoted Elizabeth Blosser to chief strategy, communications and innovation officer, a role which will have her lead initiatives that will help shape the
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