In an effort to reduce overhead, Kalamazoo MI based AmeriFirst Home Mortgage terminated approximately 45 people. I do have a form letter from Washtenaw indicating the loan was paid in full with a copy of the final escrow account disclosure statement, but it is not signed by anyone and sent out generically from their Customer Service Department. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Your email address will not be published. I worked at Caliber Home Loans which was acquired by New Residential this year (New Rez) and was laid off with no 60-day notice. I have been in more lay offs than Id like to actually remember or count. Anybody know the successor of First National Security Corp? Dealmaking remains muted following a dropoff in the fourth quarter, when Bank of America saw investment-banking revenue drop 54% to $1 . I assume more to come as there is no loans to purchase. After a years-long pause during the pandemic, the big banks are cutting costs and letting go of underperformers. The Labor Department will publish its jobs report for December at 8:30 a.m. After three consecutive quarterly losses, Finance of America Companies (FoA) is negotiating to sell its retail mortgage division, while also planning to shut down its forward wholesale channel. Amid one of the most challenging mortgage markets since the great financial crisis, Finance of America Mortgage LLC (FAM) will shut down by the end of the year following its decision to exit. Totally true about Situs, I witnessed it while the person was going through this, not a good way to lay off, dont you think? With the shutdown of its forward mortgage company, FoA expects to save between $110 million and $120 million annually. "We believe our company is at an inflection point and to continue . And Bank of Americas Michael Gapen pointed out that while the latest data shows a very healthy labor market and an apparent mismatch from anecdotal evidence tech layoffs may not show up in the employment data for as long as laid off workers are receiving severance. I would be greatly appreciative if anyone could assist me with current contact numbers for: AMC, TRANSNATIONAL FINANCIAL NETWORK or the institution that they were sold to. Includes a branch closure. He said that during typical recessions, financing dries up, so the Wall Street firms end up getting hit like everybody else. On a one-day basis . Thanks. The indsutrywide shakeup is the first since 2018, when firms cut jobs in response to a cycle of reduced homebuying demand. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Live at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, when asked about the prospect of mass layoffs at the bank, firmly said: "There'll be none.". Is this data verified? The board of directors of multichannel lender Finance of America Companies Inc. (FoA) authorized a plan to discontinue the operations of the companys forward mortgage originations segment in order to strategically optimize and invest in the companys reverse originations, commercial originations, lender services and portfolio management segments, according to the firms 8-K filings. The economy added 223,000 more jobs in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week, and the number of people applying for jobless claims each week (a forward-looking indicator of the labor market weakening) also shows no evidence of seriously increasing. Overall, FoA delivered a $64 million loss in the first quarter of 2022. Even better, didnt even take the time to look anyone in the eye, a thank you, handshake, or apology. All rights reserved. I was thought I could get through this but that did not work out. I dont, maybe someone who visits this page will. Crosscountry Mortgage is not on the layoffs list, but they are/have been axing people left and right, just before the grand opening of the new home office. So maybe the bodybuilder CEO and his VS model wife can purchase another multimillion property in Chicagoland with those funds; it certainly didnt go to the employees that brought them back up when they re-opened after closing their doors in 2017. They cut a larger portion of people in June. The company declined to comment on whether Finance of America found another buyer for the retail branches. Multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) has laid off hundreds of employees across several rounds in the second and third quarters of 2022. "You know, I tend not to stop growing because you have a recession," he said. Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) laid off 1/3 of their staff last month over the course multiple weeks and laid off several executives (VP EVP) yesterday. Good luck!! i currently work for one of these companies and like to know how you know they will be cutting 60 people. 2006 - 2023. On Wednesday, Amazon announced it was laying off 18,000 workers. Guild Mortgage has been doing layoffs since the end of 2021. Pretty much just a skeleton crew left. Mario Glover, a former business support analyst, was laid off during a video call with his manager and a rep from human resources on July 15, just three months after he started working at the lender. FGMC/GOODMORTGAGE based out of Plano, TX laid off 36 retail employees with a 15 minute notice and a pre-recorded call with a generous 1 week severance, didnt even matter if you gave years or months of service. Wentworth Company acquired WestStar Mortgage, Inc. John Warner Bank shut by FDIC JPMorgan Chase will cut 13,000 to 15,000 mortgage jobs by year-end 2014 JPMorgan Chase cut 839 temporary employees after foreclosure review overhaul JP Morgan Chase layoffs reported in loan structuring group, CMBS group , and UW group K Bank shut by FDIC KBC Bank NV (Belgium) bought Vertical Lend Kensington Mortgages (UK) temporarily withdrawing from the mortgage market Kensington Mortgages (UK) cut 20 percent of staff Kensington Mortgages (UK) cut 75 jobs KeyBank acquired Laurel Road Banks digital lending business KeyBank Real Estate Capital halted lending KeyBank Real Estate Capital cut 100+ jobs Keycorp exited subprime mortgage business, layoffs Key West Bank shut by FDIC Keys Federal Credit Union shut down KH Funding filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Kinecta FCU exits third-party mortgage origination business Kirkwood Financial Corp. suspended wholesale originations KKR Financial Holdings no longer intends to invest in residential real estate Kondaur Capital Corp. cut 155 jobs La Jolla Bank shut by FDIC Lakeside Community Bank shut by FDIC Lancaster Mortgage Bankers closed LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. will cut 1,100 jobs (title company) Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale (Germany) sold to Landesbank Baden-Wrttemberg LandMark Bank of Florida shut by FDIC Law Offices of David J. Stern to shut down, layoffs Legacy Bank shut down by FDIC Lehman Brothers filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Lehman Brothers cut 140 mortgage-securities trading jobs Lehman Brothers cut 850 jobs Lehman Brothers to cut 1425 jobs globally + another 1,500 Lehman Brothers cut 200 jobs from its UK mortgage firms Lehman Brothers to close UK subprime lending units SPML and Preferred Mortgages Lehman Brothers Bank cut 126 jobs in Lake Forest, CA Lehman Brothers Bank cut 85 jobs in Lake Forest, CA Lehman Bros. Small Business Finance no longer accepting loan applications Lehman Bros Dutch mortgage unit Elq Hypotheken ceased lending Lend America closed Lenderlive laid off 45 in Madison Heights, MI Lenders Direct Capital Corporation closed wholesale lending operations Lending group Inc. suspended operations LendingTree.com closed Carmel, IN office, 64 layoffs Lending Tree 20% of workforce laid off (fresh ones on Aug. 17) LendingTree layoffs, mainly in Irvine, CA Lennar Corp. over 4,000 layoffs at big Miami home builder Lenox Financial Mortgage receives cease and desist from Georgia Department of Banking and Finance Lexington Lending halts wholesale operations Levitt and Sons LLC (homebuilder) laid off a third of staff Levitt and Sons LLC (homebuilder) filed for Ch. Wow that list is pretty long. Allison V. Smith. Freedom also recently had layoffs. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and CEO insights. Fairway just did a round of layoffs. Discover Home Loans shuts down Ditech sold reverse mortgage business to Mortgage Assets Management, LLC Ditech closed St. Paul office, let go of 210 employees Ditech closed Rapid City, SD call center, cut 450 jobs Ditech cut 79 jobs as it closes Kennesaw, Georgia facility Ditech exited retail channel, ~200 layoffs Ditech closed San Antonio office, 78 layoffs Ditech cut 103 jobs in St. Louis area Ditech closed Irving, TX office and laid off 437 employees Ditech 181 layoffs Ditech cut 120 jobs at Costa Mesa, CA headquarters Dollar Mortgage Corp. being acquired by Shearson Financial Network Domestic Bank shutting down wholesale unit Doral Bank En Espanol shut by FDIC Douglas County Bank shut by FDIC Dover Mortgage Company shutting wholesale mortgage division Dover Mortgage Co. cut 17 employees Downeast Mortgage Corp. to shut down Downey Savings shut down by the FDIC Downey Savings shut wholesale channel Draper and Kramer Mortgage merged with 1st Advantage Mortgage LLC DuPage National Bank closed by FDIC Dwelling House Savings and Loan Association shut by FDIC eBank shut down by FDIC E-Loan/Banco Popular Wholesale Mortgage to cease lending E-loan closed sub-prime wholesale division, layoffs E-Loan layoffs E-Trade exits wholesale mortgage business E-Trade to halt mortgage lending Earl Shilton building society (UK) halts mortgage lending Earthstar Bank shut by FDIC Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union put in conservatorship Eastside Commercial Bank shut by FDIC Edgebrook Bank shut by FDIC Edgewater Lending Group halts wholesale lending Edward Jones Mortgage shut down, 200+ possible layoffs Egg Mortgages (Citi-owned UK finance unit) no longer accepting applications Elizabeth State Bank shut by FDIC Ellie Mae acquired AllRegs Ellie Mae acquired MortgageCEO Empire Bancorp Mortgage Bankers shut down Encore Bank laid off 300 employees ECC Capital/Encore Credit sold to Bear Stearns, 100 layoffs announced Aug. 17 Encore Credit laid off 100 Account Executives at wholesale unit in Irvine, CA Encore Credit merging with Bear Stearns Residential Mortgage Enterprise Financial Services bought Gorman & Gorman Home Loans Entrust Mortgage closed Equibanc closed by Wachovia Equifirst shutting down Equifirst layoffs, bought out by Barclays Bank PLC EquiFirst cut 64 jobs in Arizona Equipoint halted wholesale lending, shut 70+ branches Equitable Mortgage merged into Flat Branch Home Loans Equitable Reverse Mortgage closed doors Equitable Trust Mortgage Corp. suspended by FHA Equity One (a unit of Popular Inc.) cut 147 jobs in Marlton, NJ Equity Title (owned by Coldwell Banker) layoffs Eurobank shut by FDIC Evansville Teachers FCU acquired First Liberty Financial Mortgage EverBank laid off 302 employees in Jacksonville EverBank Financial ceased wholesale lending, closed three operations centers in Dallas, Jacksonville, and Sacramento while cutting 150 jobs Evergreen Bank shut by FDIC Evergreen State Bank shut by FDIC Excel Bank shut by FDIC Exchange Financial temporarily discontinuing its Wholesale/Correspondent business eXp Realty reduced headcount by approximately 15% Expanded Mortgage Credit closed wholesale Express Capital Lending not accepting new submissions until further notice Family First Mortgage Corp. ceases operations, layoffs Fannie Mae 200 layoffs Fannie Mae consolidated three Dallas offices, possible layoffs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailed out Farmers and Traders State Bank shut by FDIC Fayette County Bank shuttered by FDIC FBR Capital Markets cut 75 jobs FBR selling subprime unit Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle merged with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Federal Savings Bank acquired Baytree National Bank & Trust Fenway Summer merged with Ethos Lending Fidelity Bank shut by FDIC Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank purchased NOLA Lending Group LLC Fidelity National Financial to buy LandAmerica (large title companies) Fidelity National Financial terminated LandAmerica merger Fidelity National Information Services cut 35 jobs in Jacksonville Fidelity Trust Bank selling residential mortgage company Fidelity Trust Mortgage Inc. Fieldstone Mortgage bankruptcy Fieldstone Mortgage Co. halted new business, closed Las Vegas branch, layoffs Fifth Third Bank closed 44 Chicago-area branches Fifth Third Bank ceased wholesale mortgage lending Fifth Third Bank wholesale mortgage layoffs in Charlotte, NC as refinance demand wanes Fifth Third Bank 700 layoffs Fifth Third to discontinue Alt-A lending Finance America closed Finance of America acquired wholesale lending assets of Parkside Lending LLC Finance of America closed Roseville, CA office, 33 layoffs Finance of America Mortgage acquired Skyline Home Loans Financial Freedom cut 65 jobs in Irvine, CA office Financial Title Company closing, layoffs Firstar Bank acquired assets of Leader Mortgage First Advantage acquired CredStar First American Bank to cease wholesale lending First American Corp. (title insurer) layoffs at 1,900 First American Financial purchased Interthinx First American Title Insurance cut 116 jobs in Santa Ana, CA First Arizona Savings shut by FDIC FirstBank acquired Franklin Synergy Bank FirstBank sold correspondent lending unit to Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC FirstBank purchased wholesale mortgage division of StellarOne Corp. FirstBank to shut down wholesale mortgage division Oct. 31 FirstBank Financial Services shut down by FDIC FirstCity Bank shut down by FDIC FirstLine Mortgages (Canadas largest mortgage broker) stopped mortgage lending First Bancshares acquired The Mortgage Connection, LLC First BankAmericano shut by FDIC First Bank of Beverly Hills shut down by FDIC First Bank of Idaho shut down by FDIC First Bank of Jacksonville shut by FDIC First Bank of Kansas City shut down by FDIC First Banking Center shut by FDIC First Banks of St. Louis bought Coast Bank First California Mortgage Company shut down, layoffs First Capital Bank shut by FDIC First Centennial Bank shut down by FDIC First Cherokee State Bank shut by FDIC First Choice Bank shut by FDIC First Choice Community Bank shut by FDIC First Choice Loan Services, Inc. ceased operations, for sale First Collateral Services (Citi) 126 layoffs First Collateral Services (Citi) cut 150 jobs First Commerce Community Bank shut by FDIC First Commercial Bank shut by FDIC First Commercial Bank of Florida shut by FDIC First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay shut by FDIC First Community Bancorp layoffs First Community Bank shut by FDIC First Community Bank of Southwest Florida (Community Bank of Cape Coral) shut by FDIC First Community Mortgage (FCM) acquired a Mortgage Boutique (AMB) First CornerStone Bank shut by FDIC FirsTier Bank shut by FDIC First Consolidated Mortgage Co. subprime wholesaler shutting down, in dispute First Coweta Bank shut down by FDIC First Direct Lending stopped accepting applications First DuPage Bank shut down First East Side Savings Bank shut by FDIC First Federal Bank shut by FDIC First Federal Bank of California halted wholesale lending First Federal Bank of California shut by FDIC First Federal Bank of North Florida shut by FDIC First Fidelity Financial closed its doors First Financial Bank buy 4Trust Mortgage First Franklin to be shut down, 650 layoffs First Franklin Financial layoffs, sold to Merrill Lynch First Franklin firings/layoffs rumored First Georgia Banking Company shut by FDIC First Georgia Community Bank shut down by FDIC First Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Jacksonville shut by FDIC First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. acquired goodmortgage.com First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. cut 82 jobs in Frederick, MD First Heritage Bank shut by FDIC First Horizon shut down mortgage operations First Horizon cutting 1,500 jobs, closing 50 offices First Horizon National Corp. divested its subprime mortgage loan portfolio First Horizon discontinued national construction and commercial lending, 160 layoffs First Horizon to sell or shut down mortgage unit First Indiana Wholesale closed wholesale consumer lending operations First Integrity Bank shut down by FDIC First International Bank shut by the FDIC First Lowndes Bank shut by FDIC First National Bank of Crestview shut by FDIC First National Bank (Rosedale, MS) shut by FDIC First Madison Mortgage shut down First Magnus no longer funding or originating any mortgage loans First Mortgage Corp. shut down, Freedom Mortgage to acquire select assets/employees First National Bank shut by FDIC First National Bank of Arizona halts retail mortgage lending, 35 layoffs First National Bank of Danville shut by FDIC First National Bank of Davis shut down by FDIC First National Bank of Florida shut by FDIC First National Bank of Georgia shut by FDIC First National Bank of the South halts wholesale lending First National Bank of the South shut by FDIC First National Mortgage Sources shut down First NLC bankrupt, halts lending First NLC Financial Services LLC 645 layoffs First Mariner Bancorp closed its wholesale mortgage lending unit First National Bank (also operating as The National Bank of El Paso En Espanol) closed by FDIC First National Bank of Anthony shut by FDIC First National Bank of Arizona shut down by FDIC First National Bank of Central Florida shut by FDIC First NBC Bank shut by FDIC First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. closed mortgage processing office in Syracuse, 14 layoffs First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. acquired Gateway Bancorp First Peoples Bank shut by FDIC First Piedmont Bank shut by FDIC First Priority Bank closed by FDIC First Regional Bank shut by FDIC First Security Loan Corp. to shut down First Security National Bank shut by FDIC First Source Funding Group closed First Southern Bank shut by FDIC First Southern National Bank shut by FDIC First State Bank shut by FDIC First State Bank (AZ) shut down by FDIC First State Bank (Sarasota) shut by FDIC First State Bank of Altus shut by FDIC First State Bank of Winchester shut by FDIC First Street Financial closed First Suburban National Bank shut by FDIC First United Bank shut by FDIC First Vietnamese American Bank shut by FDIC Fitch Ratings to cut 150 jobs Flagship National Bank shut down Flagstar Bank acquired 52 Wells Fargo bank branches Flagstar Bank acquired certain assets of Opes Advisors Inc. Flagstar Bank cut roughly 600 jobs thanks to slowing mortgage business Flagstar Bank layoffs total 300 in Troy, MI due to outsourcing Flexpoint Funding reportedly closed wholesale division, now completely shut down Flick Mortgage closed FMF Capital LLC closed Florida Community Bank shut by FDIC FNBA wholesale division and correspondent line shut down, 541 layoffs Fort Lee Federal Savings Bank, FSB shut by FDIC Fortes Financial halted lending Fortes Financial acquired five former National City regional wholesale offices Founders Bank shut by FDIC Foxtons, Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Franklin American suspends jumbo wholesale lending Franklin Bank shut down by FDIC Franklin Bank Corp. closing warehouse line, layoffs Franklin Credit Management Corp. suspends loan acquisition and origination Franklin First Financial shut down Freddie Mac cut 100+ jobs Freedom Bank shut down by FDIC Freedom Bank of Georgia shut down by FDIC Freedom Financial shutting down Freedom Mortgage Corp. acquired J.G.