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Mortgage lender AmeriFirst Financial files for bankruptcy

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filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, just two months after it got back into the forward mortgage origination business. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware. Other creditors in the AmeriFirst bankruptcy with unsecured claims exceeding $500,000 include – RCP Customized Credit Fund ($5.97 In 2022, AmeriFirst closed $2.5

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After implosion, FGMC files for bankruptcy

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FGMC) and its affiliate Maverick II Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Wednesday. . The company said the bankruptcy action has no impact on closed mortgages, which are already serviced by third parties. The debtor-in-possession financing, however, needs the Delaware bankruptcy court’s approval.

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Warehouse lenders stung by FGMC’s bankruptcy

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Recent pleadings filed in the bankruptcy case of First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. FGMC and its affiliate, Maverick II Holdings LLC , on June 30 filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Samples reveals in his declaration that FGMC was hemorrhaging cash just prior to filing for bankruptcy protection — posting a $23.3

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Modular homebuilding startup Veev on the verge of bankruptcy

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Veev , a promising modular homebuilding company that’s raised $600 million, could close after a plan for a capital raise failed, according to reporting out of Israel. There are talks about a “leading company” potentially acquiring California -based Veev, but the negotiations remain in the very early stages, according to Calcalist.

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Former FHFA exec Jason Cave says FSOC report is a ‘tall order’ for states

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After that, he spent about three years at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), where he became deputy director and the chief fintech officer. If I were the state regulators, I would look at this closely and see where we need to up our game … That’s a tall order to do at a state level,” Cave said.

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The reverse mortgage lenders with the most consumer complaints in 2023

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Of those complaints, 167 had to do with “trouble during the payment process,” while other topics included payment issues (80), closing issues (63) and application problems (49). The overwhelming majority of the 2023 complaints saw complainants receive a timely response from the company (355) and were closed with an explanation (353).

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The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook

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nationally, per Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. There were also a few cases of bankruptcy. HousingWire tracked 62 mergers, acquisitions, exits and bankruptcies covered by the newsroom in 2023. bankruptcies. By the same measure, Guild had just 1.1% M&A deals comprised 79% of the total, followed by 17.7%

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