August 2025

Caliber Home Loans fined for overcharging clients

A California regulator is fining the defunct Caliber Home Loans $1.8 million for overcharging borrowers, an issue stemming from an examination almost a decade ago.  The former lender, which was purchased by Newrez in 2021, has also refunded over $550,000 to impacted California borrowers, according to a press release Monday. The California Department of Financial […]

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VA Wholesale to operate under Bank of Glen Burnie

The Bank of Glen Burnie, a Maryland-based depository, has acquired VA Wholesale Mortgage, a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based originator, with an office in Jacksonville, Florida. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A check of the NMLS Consumer Access page has Virginia Wholesale Mortgage, how the Bank of Glen Burnie’s second quarter Securities and Exchange Commission

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New-home loan applications surge to three-month high

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases accelerated in July, as borrowers took advantage of homebuilder concessions and a drop in interest rates, according to new industry data. New single-family residential mortgage applications rose 6.8% year over year last month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The increase coincided with greater overall mortgage activity in the back

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