October 2025

Ex-LO sentenced in Chicago-area reverse mortgage scheme

Another ex-loan originator in a reverse mortgage scheme that cost elderly African-American Chicago-area homeowners millions of dollars is going to prison. Gary Bohn, 59, was sentenced Wednesday to 1-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the wider fraud, according to Law360 which reported the sentencing. The former Illinois-based LO with American Fidelity Financial Services

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Fifth Third’s earnings fall in line amid credit hits and M&A

Key insight: Fifth Third’s massive credit blow tied to the allegedly fraudulent Tricolor Holdings bankruptcy “didn’t end up costing them that much,” an analyst said. What’s at stake: The company said last week it would acquire Comerica Bank, in what has been the largest bank deal announcement of 2025. Supporting data: The KBW Regional Banking

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