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Incenter acquires due diligence firm Edgemac

Housing Wire

Incenter is adding a third-party due diligence review firm to its umbrella of companies. Edgemac , which Incenter acquired at the end of last year, does due diligencing for mostly non-QM and jumbo loans, as well as private label reverse mortgages that could eventually be securitized.

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Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down

Housing Wire

The report defines a critical defect as one that “would result in the loan being uninsurable or ineligible for sale.” A large portion of those loans, once repurchased from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) at par, were later resold for much less in the so-called “scratch and dent market.

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NYCB to sell $5B in mortgage warehouse loans to JPMorgan

Housing Wire

The transaction is subject to due diligence, negotiation of definitive terms and other closing conditions. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024. On Tuesday, NYCB said it entered into a commitment letter with JPMorgan. market share, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. billion; 5.7%).

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Fannie Mae unveils $1.49 billion reperforming loan sale

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae is marketing its 25th sale of reperforming loans since its first offering six years ago and its second sale so far in 2022. The sale of reperforming loans (RPLs) is being marketed in collaboration with Citigroup Global Markets , with bids due by May 3, 2022. million; and pool 3, $367.4

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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? That’s why we’ve put together this guide to due diligence for a homebuyer. Free Homebuying Due Diligence Checklist. And it’s true!

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Top Chicago team joins Compass

Housing Wire

She continued: “We did our due diligence and reviewed other brokerages. 99 in the state for sales volume in 2023, after recording $29.83 million in sales volume in 2022. Compass continues to expand its agent count. There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.”

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GSE repurchase risk is rippling through the MSR market

Housing Wire

A fly in the ointment, however, particularly for some independent mortgage banks (IMBs), is the elevated risk of agency loan-repurchase demands — triggered by loans that violate Fannie Mae ’s or Freddie Mac ’s rep and warranty policies due to some defect discovered during the agencies’ post-origination quality-review processes.