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Mortgage Casualties Decrease in 2010: Industry Report

Fewer mortgage-related firms closed their doors during 2010 than in 2009, according to newly released industry data. Including mortgage companies, retail and wholesale credit unions, and federally insured banks, the report tracked 201 mortgage-related business operations that either failed or were shut down during 2010. The casualty list was smaller than 2009's count, which stood at 230 mortgage-related fatalities - the most since 1998, when the report was first issued.

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Former Comptroller of the Currency Joins Covington & Burling

Former comptroller of the currency John C. Dugan will rejoin Covington & Burling LLP as a partner, according to an announcement from the Washington, D.C., firm. Dugan will chair the firm's Financial Institutions Group and advise clients on legal matters affected by increased regulatory requirements resulting from the financial crisis. Dugan led the U.S. Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for five years, until stepping down from the role on August 14, 2010.

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Pitch for National Mortgage Servicing Rules Gains Momentum

The call for federal officials to establish industry-wide mortgage servicing and foreclosure standards is getting louder. A group of more than 50 senior economists, academic leaders, and influential investors sent a letter to the heads of federal regulatory agencies Tuesday, urging them to take the lead in setting national standards for mortgage loan servicers. The group argues that widely reported fraud in servicers' dealings with homeowners and foreclosure procedures demands new standards be adopted now.

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CoreLogic’s AVMs Comply with New Federal Standards

CoreLogic says its automated valuation models (AVMs) can assist mortgage lenders in complying with the new federal standards on property valuations. The new standards were released December 2 by the five federal bank regulatory agencies, and emphasize the need for risk-focused appraisal reviews, rigorous AVM testing, enhanced documentation of property condition, and valuation updates during the life of the loan.

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Regulators Shut Down Six Community-Based Lenders

State and federal regulators closed six lending institutions over the weekend -- three in Georgia and one each in Arkansas, Florida, and Minnesota. It brings the number of bank failures for the year to 157, and follows news last week that the FDIC has lowered its operating budget for 2011 based on the expectation that institutional closings will slow in the year ahead. The largest of this weekend's closings was the Bank of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, with $374.2 million in deposits and assets totaling $448.2 million.

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FDIC Lowers Budget as Bank Failures Slow

The number of bank closings has slowed in recent months, and that's given the FDIC reason to believe that the worst phase of institutional collapses is behind us. The FDIC's board of directors has approved a $3.96 billion operating budget for 2011, which the agency described as ""down slightly from the 2010 budget,"" when the board raised the amount by 55 percent to cope with an elevated number of bank failures. Officials are touting the fact that no increase is planned for the upcoming year as a sign the financial sector is at least stabilizing.

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New Regulatory Rule to Support Foreclosure-Ridden Neighborhoods

Federal regulators on Wednesday announced changes to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) parameters to support communities affected by high foreclosure levels. The final rule encourages depository institutions to finance development projects in areas that qualify for HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Institutions will receive CRA credit for any NSP-eligible activities, such as loans extended to grant recipients to buy foreclosed homes or a donation of REO properties to a nonprofit housing organization.

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Regulators Close Michigan and Pennsylvania Community Lenders

After a three-week lull, bank closings have returned. State and federal regulators shut down two community-based lenders on Friday, one in Michigan and one in Pennsylvania. There have been 151 bank failures so far this year. The FDIC said last month that its list of so-called problem banks has grown. There are now 860 insured financial institutions under greater scrutiny from the federal agency because capital levels have fallen dangerously low.

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FDIC Launches Investigation of Officials of Failed Banks

In a move reminiscent of the last time the United States was in such dire financial straits, the FDIC announced recently that it has begun an investigation of executives and other employees of failed banks. In the 1980s and 1990s, the savings and loan (S&L) crisis prompted the government to investigate and prosecute hundreds of bank insiders, sending more than 1,000 to prison, and collecting $4.5 billion. This time around, the FDIC has opened more than 200 civil cases and is seeking to recover around $2 billion.

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Bank Risk Managers Say Credit Demand Will Rise Faster Than Supply

The credit analytics firm FICO has released the results of its fourth-quarter survey of bank risk professionals. The consensus is that lending will remain tight well into next year and a greater number of banks could face failure, but fewer bankers believe delinquency rates for home loans will keep rising. But FICO says until lenders put the problems in their mortgage portfolios behind them and see sustained growth in employment, the significant gap between credit demand and credit supply is unlikely to close.

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