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Ginnie Mae fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

Housing Wire

District Court for the Northern District of Texas , Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) saying the warehouse lender lacks standing and discounts the authority the government has to extinguish a lender from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program.

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Fannie Mae’s chief economist on housing market outlook

Housing Wire

While the central bank left the benchmark rate unchanged in the target range of 5.25%-5.5% Elevated mortgage rates will lead to more lenders spilling red ink in the latter half of the year, in contrast to the improved financial performance of independent mortgage banks in Q2. They’re going to cut rates and that will prepay.

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Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

Housing Wire

Despite reporting a GAAP net loss of $390 million in 2023, investors seem to be sold on the company’s path towards Rocket’s “AI-fueled homeownership strategy,” a phrase repeatedly used by executives in a fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday. AI driving productivity across the board The bottom line as to why Rocket is pushing hard on AI?

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The risk of zero-down loans while the Fed talks recession

Housing Wire

Bank of America recently announced a loan for lower-income households that doesn’t require homebuyers to come up with a downpayment or closing costs, and doesn’t base the loan on a minimum FICO score. So when you add move-up buyers, move-down buyers, first-time homebuyers, cash buyers and investors together, this can get out of hand.

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Non-QM lenders are racing to stay ahead of rates

Housing Wire

FGMC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of June — leaving four warehouse lenders on the hook for more than $415 million. Just weeks later, a leaked text message from Flagstar Bank provided an inside look at how dire the current climate is for many non-QM lenders. Non-QM lender First Guaranty Mortgage Corp.

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The big nonbanks stir up a non-QM turf war

Housing Wire

The sponsors and loan aggregators in the private label securities (PLS) deals that have come to market so far this year include affiliates of real estate investment trusts, private equity firms as well as more familiar names in the non-QM space, such as Verus Mortgage Capital , Ellington Financial , Angel Oak and Deephaven Mortgage.

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How Smart Investors Decipher & Respond to Real Estate Market Cycles

The Close

Unfortunately, we as investors are mere mortals and don’t have infinite time on this earth. Preforeclosure and bank-owned properties, or REO. This is because the market is still experiencing a feeding frenzy from buyers and investors looking to cash in on the appreciation from the previous cycle. Housing values. Rental rates.