Author: Michael Gersitz

The controversial author Christopher Booker suggested in a tome-length book, that all narratives belong to one of seven types. In his conception, all of history’s fiction is reducible to seven story typologies. In other words, there are no new stories

Milo, a Miami-based digital lender, announced last week that it is rolling out a crypto mortgage product to clients with digital currency. Josip Rupena, the CEO of Milo, hopes that his mortgage product will allow borrowers who may not be

Can allegations of redlining sink a bank merger? Not for Evansville, Indiana-based Old National Bancorp’s acquisition of Chicago-based First Midwest Bancorp, which the Federal Reserve today approved. The merger will create a bank with $45.8 billion in combined assets, the

I have been a happy camper lately, particularly with the rise of the 10-year yield as I am seeking balance in the housing market. I love these times in the market and the San Francisco 49ers are making an epic

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jessica Adams is under fire after TechCrunch co-founder and crypto investor, Michael Arrington took to Twitter on Tuesday alleging that Adams had leaked information about his purchase of a Miami waterfront mansion to the press,

Servicers’ forbearance portfolio volume dropped in December to a level below 1.5% for the first time in 18 months. The total number of loans in forbearance decreased by 26 basis points, to 1.41% in December from 1.67% in November, according

More than 400 mortgage loan originators will pay penalties after a multi-state investigation alleged they falsely claimed they completed an annual continuing education requirement. LOs in 42 states who settled with state regulators will pay on average about $2,700 each

Anthony Hsieh, the CEO of loanDepot, has been buying some pricey real estate in Florida, pushing his portfolio of properties to over $150 million. As was first reported by the The Real Deal, Hsieh has dropped approximately $50 million dollars

About five years ago, Linthicum, Maryland-based NFM Lending was looking for a way to shift from sporadic donations to service members to a dedicated effort that regularly recognized their sacrifice. Their answer was the creation of the NFM Salute, an

Milo, a Miami-based digital lender, will soon offer a crypto mortgage to clients with digital assets. And the company claims that there is already a waitlist for the product. According to Milo’s press release, clients who use the company’s services

A total of 10 new private-label securitization deals backed by more than 9,500 mortgages valued collectively at nearly $5.4 billion have already hit the market over the first few weeks of 2022, according to a new analysis by HousingWire.  The