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Lenders and small businesses are hoping this round goes more smoothly than the chaotic first one (and if it doesn't, Joe Biden warns, many mom-and-pop shops are done for); originators are adding staff, cutting marketing to handle massive uptick in refinance applications.
April 27 -
The two sides say a deal to replenish the small-business loan program may be reached for a Senate vote early this week; big restaurant chains said to edge out small firms for loans.
April 20 -
Partisan differences get in the way of new aid program for small businesses as SBA program runs out of money; loan servicers want a bailout as defaults are expected.
April 17 -
Mortgage lenders are preparing for the biggest wave of delinquencies in history. If the plan to buy time works, they may avert an even worse crisis: Mass foreclosures and mortgage market mayhem.
April 2 -
Banks' lowering of origination fees and loosening of underwriting standards often foreshadow a downturn.
February 7Nations Lending Corp. -
Credit unions in the Garden State are frequently at the bottom of national rankings for key financial metrics. Further consolidation is likely needed to help bolster these results.
October 30 -
The Federal Housing Administration should monitor reverse mortgage servicers more closely and track related data that would shed light on a rise in defaults, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
September 26 -
The industry has long worried that the ability-to-repay rule gives borrowers an avenue to fight foreclosure, but one plaintiff’s experience may discourage others from trying.
August 15 -
The funds the bank promised to spend on consumer relief will instead be used to make new home loans, according to a report by the monitor of its 2017 settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
February 15 -
As the government shutdown enters its third week, mortgage servicers are activating the response plans they normally use during hurricanes and wildfires to assist federal workers who may have trouble paying their mortgages.
January 4