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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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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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Texas Capital Bank shoots back at Ginnie Mae over dismissal motion

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government’s motion to stop the gathering of evidence in a case against Ginnie Mae , Texas Capital Bank (TCB) responded to the government’s attempt to dismiss the entirety of the bank’s complaint. TCB was thus left with no alternative but to file this action,” the bank concluded.

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Bankrupt AmeriFirst Financial wants court to green light private sale of loans  

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Bankrupt retail lender AmeriFirst Financial is seeking approval for a private sale of loans from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to pay off two warehouse lenders and fund restructuring costs. The funds will be to be used to pay Centier Bank and Sound Capital — which AmeriFirst used to fund the mortgages it originated.

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Former Sprout employees move to protect $3.5M settlement 

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It follows a request from the shuttered lender to halt the agreement due to an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by three creditors. New Wave Lending Group , JMJ Financial Group and EF Mortgage filed on July 5 an involuntary petition against Sprout under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in a New York court, claiming the lender owes $1.3

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Why non-QM borrowers aren’t going away anytime soon

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Originators who actively work within the non-QM space are closing additional loans every month. The solution: Bank Statement loans. . Angel Oak’s Bank Statement loan is ideal for the self-employed. We have closed multiple deals at one time for the same real estate investor. A look at non-QM borrower profiles. and growing.

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

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One of the unsung heroes of the most prolonged economic and job expansion ever recorded in history was the passing of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act and the 2010 qualified mortgage rule under Dodd-Frank. As we can see below, the bankruptcy levels were extremely high before the bankruptcy law was passed in 2005.