Deadline Approaching for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Deadline Approaching for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations hit by severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 25-May 9, 2024 to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) before Jan. 30, 2025. The disaster declaration includes Oklahoma … Read more

UK Intelligence: Russia plans to write off 411,000 soldier loans amid 1,532 daily losses

Russian frozen assets confiscation

Debt cancellations for Russian soldiers are likely to increase financial pressure on Russian banks next year, according to British intelligence shared by the UK Ministry of Defense on social media. Russia is leveraging financial incentives to avoid a new wave of mobilization, which the Kremlin views as damaging to public support for the war, which … Read more

Luminate Home Loans sues Better for poaching retail business

Luminate Home Loans sues Better for poaching retail business

A mortgage lender is suing Better Home & Finance for allegedly stealing its retail lending operation through a poaching and theft of trade secrets scheme. Luminate Home Loans asked a judge last week to impose a temporary restraining order to prevent Better from building its retail business with employees and data from Luminate’s former Neo … Read more

Total loans in forbearance rises in November

Total loans in forbearance rises in November

The total number of loans now in forbearance increased to 0.50 percent at the end of November, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey. © Shutterstock MBA estimates that 250,000 homeowners are currently in forbearance plans. The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance increased 1 basis point … Read more

US credit card defaults soar to highest in 14 years

US credit card defaults soar to highest in 14 years

Ramsey Solutions personality Jade Warshaw breaks down the latest economic data that shows consumers credit card debt is piling up amid a jump in spending.  Experts are sounding the alarm over a new report indicating credit card loan defaults soared this year, warning the dam is about to break on Americans’ record-high consumer debt. During … Read more

NVIDIA Partner Super Micro Ends $50 Million Loan, Shares Fall

NVIDIA Partner Super Micro Ends $50 Million Loan, Shares Fall

Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI, Financials) ended a $50 million loan deal with HSBC’s Taiwan unit, therefore creating even another level of financial difficulties for its operations. The business said that formally the loan, completely repaid on Sept. 9, was ended on Dec. 20. Reflecting investor uncertainty, Super Micro’s shares fell 5% on the announcement. … Read more

HomeStreet Bank to divest $990m loan portfolio to Bank of America

HomeStreet Bank to divest $990m loan portfolio to Bank of America

Bank of America to acquire HomeStreet Bank’s $990m loan portfolio. (Credit: Waynepua/Wikipedia.org (Creative Commons)) HomeStreet, the parent company of HomeStreet Bank, has agreed to divest $990m worth multifamily commercial real estate loans to Bank of America. The transaction, structured on a servicing-retained basis, is valued at 92% of the loans’ principal balance, including the retained … Read more