He runs an organization with an annual budget of just under $1 billion. He’s responsible for the activities of 3,200 employees.

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U.S. homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery in August, as many reported that prospects for sales are the best they’ve been since the home bubble burst five years ago. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment ...

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Four years ago, the city of Baltimore filed a federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo, contending that the city had lost property tax revenue amid a rising demand for municipal services because of foreclosures caused by the bank’s discriminatory lending practices.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will become the first state to write into law much of the national mortgage settlement negotiated this year with the nation’s top five banks, if state lawmakers approve wide-ranging legislation on Monday. Majority Democrats say they ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Confidence among U.S. builders ticked up this month to a five-year high, an indication that the housing market is slowly improving. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose in June to 29, the ...

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Laura Hancock has joined Embrace Home Loans as a senior loan officer in its Towson office. Hancock adds to the Embrace team more than 15 years of experience in home lending. She most recently worked at Wells Fargo, where she ...

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Want to close your bank account? It could cost you as much as $55. In a survey of the practices of the 10 largest banks in the country — including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo — ...

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Taking over for Vinnie Quayle, founder of the St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center in Baltimore, is a little like succeeding a celebrated coach. The comparisons are daunting, but the challenge remains real, says Gerard J. Joab, who became executive director ...

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NEW YORK — Bank of America said Thursday that it set aside less money to cover bad loans in the first three months of the year than it has since before the 2008 financial crisis. Because Bank of America serves ...

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After nixing a last-minute, hurried sale and acknowledging there appeared little hope of a mutually-agreed upon plan, a federal judge on Friday appointed a trustee to run Alter Communications Inc., publisher of the Baltimore Jewish Times. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge ...

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