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After departing First American, Kevin Wall lands CEO role at Title Resources Group
Wall, fresh off a tenure at First American, will take over at TRG as J. Scott McCall transitions to a new role at the company.
Cornerstone Capital Bank and Tresidio Homes announce joint venture
The joint venture, Table Rock Mortgage, is an Idaho-licensed brokerage offering conventional and government-backed loans.
CFPB sues Experian over ‘sham’ consumer dispute investigations
The CFPB accused the credit reporting giant of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act.
CFPB unveils rule to erase medical debt from credit reports
The rule amends Regulation V, which enforces the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and prohibits credit reporting companies from including medical bills in reports provided to lenders.
Exclusive: Lower acquires software company Neat Labs
Lower has acquired Neat Labs to transform its point-of-sale technology into a fully integrated application-to-funding mortgage platform.
US housing market is now worth a record $52 trillion: Zillow
Of the six markets where housing has gained the most value since the start of the pandemic, four are in Florida: Tampa (+88.9%), Miami (+86.6%), Jacksonville (+82.4%) and Orlando (+72.3%), according to Zillow.
Builders only have 76,000 completed new homes for sale
For all the hype, today we sit here still trying to work back to pre-COVID-19 levels with just 76,000 completed homes ready to be moved.
US home prices continued to rally in July 2023
After three consecutive months of annual price declines, home prices in July were up 0.98%, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
