Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

I am humbled to join Mike and this extremely talented team that is setting a new standard for the finance industry and look forward to leading Figure into its next phase of growth.” Figure Technology Solutions , the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , named Michael Tannenbaum as its new CEO, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Our 1st Gen loan program is a game-changer, designed to bridge the gap and pave the way for underserved communities to build generational wealth through homeownership.” “Our 1st Gen loan program is a game-changer, designed to bridge the gap and pave the way for underserved communities to build generational wealth through homeownership.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

UWM’s TRAC+ announcement comes as the federal government pushes title insurance alternatives designed to save consumers money. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new service to handle all the title work for its brokers on refinancings. The top U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (V.A.) loans but only for refinances.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is according to experts who spoke to personal finance website Bankrate about the concept of taking on a new mortgage in retirement. Age information is collected at the time of origination, but only for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) purposes. 30-year mortgages were never meant to be for them.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

A proprietary reverse mortgage from Finance of America Companies (FOA) now secures the home of Rhode Island ’s honorary historian laureate after the property was returned to the owner after attempts to bequeath it to a nonprofit historical society he founded. This is according to reporting from The Providence Journal.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sue Haviland has also joined the division as a loan officer, coming off of a roughly three-year stint as Finance of America Reverse (FAR)’s national sales trainer in learning and development. Jake Droge joins the company as a loan officer, while Carol Olmos has joined the company as an account executive. That’s encouraging to know.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

CHLA also seeks pay scale comparability, a flexibility it says is enjoyed by other federal agencies including the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. CHLA added in a statement that the release of these recommendations is designed to coincide with relevant news.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

The CDFI certification is a designation given by the U.S. Department of Treasury CDFI Fund to specialized organizations that provide financial services to low-income communities and people who lack financing. At least 60% of a lender’s financing must target low- and moderate-income borrowers or customers in underserved communities.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

At the same time, “human beings are not perfect creatures,” and AI is tracking human interactions as well. “The systems are designed with that dual feedback,” Krishna added. That’s the latest step the mortgage lender has taken to integrate AI into its operations. The addressable market in mortgages is $1.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. HW: How has mortgage finance changed in the last few years?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. “It These clients are typically low on funds, which is why they need this type of financing. Potter added: “Government lending would come to a halt. points from the 7.5%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Leading players At the top of the list once again is Finance of America Reverse (FAR), which took nearly 37% of total market share in HMBS issuance last year. billion, or about 31% of all outstanding HMBS,” New View Advisors said in December , referring to the former RMF portfolio’s designation. AAG Hold* 2 Longbridge 21.5% 1 position.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. , Priorities for 2024 Better will focus on increasing market share through investments in automation and further expense cuts, which is designed to lead to profitability in the medium term. Going forward, Better is focused on driving market share and reaching profitability in the medium term.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Rocket Pro TPO , the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage , on Monday raised agency conforming loan limits to $750,000, ahead of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) decision expected in November. Companies are pressured to launch new initiatives to attract brokers and land more purchase businesses due to high mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The CDFI certification is a designation given by the Treasury Department CDFI Fund to specialized organizations that provide financial services to low-income communities and people who lack financing. At least 60% of a lender’s financing must target low- and moderate-income borrowers or customers in underserved communities.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Six federal agencies have requested comment from the public on a newly-proposed rule that is designed to “ensure the credibility and integrity of models used in real estate valuations.” And the design and development of the models and algorithms can reflect the biases and blind spots of the developers.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Freddie Mac will launch a new fee-based repurchase alternative pilot program for performing loans in 2024, designed to improve the quality of performing loans through a potential replacement of its current repurchase policy for defective performing loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

Treasury and introducing new technologies to the housing finance system. The bridge bank structure is designed to “bridge” the gap between the failure of a bank and the time when the FDIC can stabilize the institution and implement an orderly resolution. LendingClub’s mission is to transform the banking system.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Also, in the limited program, the FHA proposes that consultant fees be included in the financed mortgage, as it is permissible in the standard version. “Proposed fee increases are designed to appropriately compensate consultants for their role and incent more consultants to participate in the program,” the FHA stated.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

More and more people now understand the benefits of investing in real estate to boost their finances. However, as attractive as real estate investing may appear, securing financing to get started can be a real challenge. This article outlines the major financing options you can consider when investing in real estate.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Our one-stop insurance shop model is designed to give homeowners peace of mind and protect their investment, no matter what life throws their way.” “Our one-stop insurance shop model is designed to give homeowners peace of mind and protect their investment, no matter what life throws their way.” In 2023, The Agency ranked as the No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Industry-leading lender Movement Mortgage will become an “early adopter” of FICO Score 10 T, the updated credit scoring model designed to take advantage of trended data information to help expand mortgage approval rates. The word “trended” is the source of the “T” in the 10 T name.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Intentional design for equity, carefully studied pilot programs and regulatory guidance are three areas the report recommends policymakers, regulators and developers to focus on to ensure AI equitably expands access to mortgage services. It must first, however, overcome the biases and inequities already embedded into the data it analyzes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

The decision is part of UBS’s strategy to focus more on financing mortgage originators , the outlet said, citing an anonymous source discussing non-public information who asked not to be identified. “We The number of positions affected by the closure is unclear. UBS didn’t respond to HousingWire ‘s request for comments.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plan to charge a new 50 basis-point fee for certain structured-finance offerings that use co-mingled agency securities as the underlying collateral. . The fee will apply to securities issued through structured-finance offerings known as Supers, and separately, real estate investment conduits (REMICs).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

HUD issued $15 million grants in mid-2022 and early 2023 designed to help with health and safety home repairs for low-income seniors. “By Older Americans are forced to navigate a series of serious financial challenges compounded by their needs for both housing and later life care. “But what constitutes an emergency? .

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Let's delve deeper into these topics to guide you towards an affordable home financing solution. By comparing loan options, understanding loan terms and interest rates, and exploring resources for mortgage comparison, you can find the right mortgage lender for your financial situation. Can you buy a house with bad credit?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

HUD also recently hosted a virtual event on the topic designed to illustrate the potential opportunities and challenges these conversions may bring, Greene added. “The NOFO provides up to $860,000 to compile case studies of conversion projects that have taken place since the start of the pandemic,” HUD said in its announcement of the NOFO.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

California-based Impac Mortgage Holdings is repositioning itself as a mortgage brokerage and voluntarily giving up its seller-servicer designation with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Company has no intention of engaging in systematic, non-economic activities,” Mangiaracina added.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 16, 2021

There are a few different types of as-is designations, and what as-is really means varies by designation. There are a few different types of as-is designations, and what as-is really means varies by designation. You’ll see the term as-is when shopping for a house, but what exactly does as-is mean?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Change in uninsured losses As of late, however, the uninsured losses are being absorbed by other stakeholders in the housing finance system, including mortgage lenders, mortgage servicers, private mortgage insurers, government agencies, capital markets investors, and the government-sponsored enterprises. You build the home to code.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

DART is a mortgage processing product designed to offer the industry an alternative to offerings from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), with this latest move ostensibly designed to expand the reach of Figure’s own ecosystem. Synergy One Lending is the first partner to use the platform, Figure said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Dubbed “Investors Flex,” the non-QM product for real estate investors, offered purchase and refinance loans up to $2 million that could be used to finance up to 20 properties by using each property’s monthly rental income to qualify. UWM originated $38.8 billion in mortgage loans in the first quarter of 2022, a 29.7%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

The firm’s automated underwriting tech is designed to augment human underwriters’ capabilities, allowing underwriters to handle more loans. Candor Technology Inc. , a mortgage artificial intelligence firm focused on automated mortgage underwriting decisions, has conducted layoffs as lenders rush to cut costs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

Freddie Mac is required to conduct annual stress tests in an effort to “assess capital adequacy under [the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s] rule implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) stress testing requirements,” the results explained. Actual outcomes may be very different.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I went to college initially as an architecture major before switching to finance. I always enjoyed beautiful and simple designs. Specifically mid-century modern designs with clean lines that serve a simple function have been a favorite of mine well before they became popular again in recent years. Those five years were my Ph.D.

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