Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Minneapolis-based CarVal Investors , a global alternative investment manager and long-time player in the mortgage market, has launched a real estate mortgage investment conduit, or REMIC, that plans to work with loan originators around the country to develop and acquire innovative nonagency mortgage products.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

The lawsuits quickly came pouring in, but Strauss never did seek bankruptcy protection for Sprout or its affiliates. The mystery as to what happened to its loan pipeline and funding endure. The NMLS registry also shows that the company – NMLS ID 2420605 – has a license to originate loans in Illinois that was issued on November 1, 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

A closer look at WMC’s books, however, shows that as of June 30 its residential whole loan portfolio, nearly all of which is comprised of non-QM loans, was underwater by some $44 million. That’s based on a comparison of the principal balance of the loans on the books and their fair market value as reported by the REIT as of that date.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

Silvergate Capital Corporation , parent company of Silvergate Bank , which provided services to Sam Bankman-Fried’s now-collapsed crypto empire, walked away from its mortgage warehouse business and cut workforce by 20% as clients pulled $8.1 billion in crypto-related deposits. million in severance payments and $1.3

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

That’s less than half the volume of private-label securitizations tracked by KBRA over the same two-month period in 2021, when there was a total of 44 RMBS transactions backed by loan pools valued at $19.4 That compares to 135 RMBS offerings backed by loans valued at $57.1 billion over the same period in 2021.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

“Low mortgage rates, stable collateral performance and comparatively favorable spreads for much of the year showed a strong level of investor demand in RMBS paper, making 2021 the record post-global-financial-crisis issuance year,” the KBRA forecast states. The major driver of private-label issuance this year has been the jumbo-loan market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The non-QM mortgage market, which encompasses most home loans not backed by a government-sponsored guarantee, is expected to reach the $25 billion mark this year in private-label securitization volume. . Automation just increases efficiencies,” Hutchens added. And it is growing fast, he added. “We’re

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

“I think the mega-platforms, like the loanDepots, Rocket Mortgages and UWMs — they will get into non-QM, but they will do it in a very small sector because of the manual nature [of underwriting non-QM loans] and the expertise needed. “It’s Several other big nonbanks have investor loan products as well.).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

His corner of the Atlanta mortgage market – high-value home loans that wouldn’t be bought by the GSEs – was booming. Liquidity had dried up and bond investors were running for the hills. At that point, Dodson was actively working on a jumbo loan for friends of his from church. So you stop.”. Everyone bowed out.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

through its Angel Oak Mortgage Trust conduit, recently unveiled its latest private-label securitization (PLS) offering — a deal slated to close in early August backed by 788 predominately non-QM loans valued at $362 million. Non-QM mortgages include loans that cannot command a government, or “agency,” stamp through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

I understand why anti-Central Bank people say this because they want to blame everything on the Federal Reserve and say it’s just been booming demand. I am not talking about investors; I am talking about primary resident homeowners. However, we haven’t had a credit sales boom like the one we saw from 2002-2005.

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 11, 2024

Banks and other financial institutions began to offer home loans to individuals with poor credit histories , known as subprime mortgages. These mortgages were then repackaged into mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) , which were sold to investors around the world.

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The Close

JUNE 22, 2023

But for value-seeking investors like myself, the scariest time to invest is actually in a good economy, when housing prices are rising at a blistering pace. An economic downturn provides many opportunities that are nearly impossible for the average investor to take advantage of in a good economy. It’s a fair question!

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Marco Santarelli

MARCH 17, 2023

It began in 2007 and reached its peak in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers, one of the largest investment banks globally, filed for bankruptcy. Banks and other financial institutions gave out loans to people who did not have the creditworthiness to repay them.

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Kyle Handy

JANUARY 20, 2023

A house flipper isn’t just a real estate investor when done right. As a real estate agent or investor, you probably already know which neighborhoods are best for flipping homes. Other Local Professionals Many real estate investors make the mistake of only networking with other real estate professionals.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

As you probably know by now, the Federal Housing and Finance Agency has limited GSEs to a 7% cap on loan purchases for second home and investment properties. This means that lenders who sell these types of loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be subject to restrictions if their volume exceeds 7%. How does this impact originators?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In the world of mortgage-financing, there exists a product line defined by what it is not — non-qualified mortgage (non-QM), non-prime, non-agency or an alternative-documentation loan. Angel Oak, through its affiliates, both originates and securitizes non-QM loans. We just see tremendous opportunity.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

MAXEX , a major mortgage trading and aggregating platform, has unveiled a series of new programs designed to serve originators and loan buyers in the growing non-QM lending market. MAXEX is an Atlanta-based fintech company that is backed by leading private-equity and capital-markets investors, including J.P. Morgan Chase.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Instead, we’re suggesting you loan money to other real estate investors through crowdfunding sites. You can vet each investor’s project individually, but you aren’t dealing with individual investors personally. You can diversify your holdings, loaning several hundred or thousand dollars to each would-be investor.

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Marco Santarelli

JULY 25, 2022

Instead, they will lose their homes to foreclosure and often file for bankruptcy in the process. Neither the 20 percent interest rates of the early 1980s nor the devastation of the savings and loan sector in the early 1990s led to a similar drop in property values. An increase in subprime borrowing began in 1999.

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CT Homes

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

B oth as a homeowner and an investor, there is a lot of money and legal logistics involved in order to close. Between loan modification or principal reduction, most lenders would much rather you stay in your home than go into foreclosure. For a homeowner the stain of a short sale is less than a foreclosure or bankruptcy.

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Notorious ROB

JUNE 12, 2022

At least one major Wall Street bank, Deutsche Bank, has called for a major recession : Deutsche Bank raised eyebrows earlier this month by becoming the first major bank to forecast a US recession, albeit a “mild” one. Now, said zombie company is really dead and enters bankruptcy proceedings.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The minimum credit score for an FHA loan is 580 with a 3.5% Average FHA Interest Rate Adjustments by Credit Score Credit Score Interest Rate Adjustment 600-619 +2.250% 620-639 +2.000% 640-679 +0.375% 720 or higher 0.000% The average FHA loan borrower has a 674 FICO score and a 6.41% interest rate. can qualify for an FHA loan.

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HomeLight

MARCH 16, 2023

The Greater Houston area is expected to continue being a hot investor marketplace this year as its 7.2 Learn more: 7 of the Top We Buy Houses for Cash Companies in Houston However, first-time or fair-weather investors facing high interest rates and inflation have created some challenges in the Texas market.

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Realtor.com

MAY 3, 2021

The share of Black homeowners in forbearance stood at about 11% in mid-April, more than double the overall rate and that of white borrowers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. To postpone the foreclosure, Mr. Rose in September agreed to enter a forbearance with his mortgage servicer, Specialized Loan Servicing LLC.

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Realtor.com

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Detroit is making a comeback after years of decline that led to a bankruptcy filing in 2013. Detroit is a hyperbolic example of the ways that systems can fail in terms of housing,” said Laura Grannemann, who oversees philanthropic work at the parent company of Quicken Loans Inc., On the west side, it is hardly worth trying.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The most successful real estate investors see profit opportunities everywhere. It is common for real estate investors to invest in properties that generate multiples of their initial investment. If housing supply meets housing demand, real estate investors should not miss the opportunity since entry prices of homes remain affordable.

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Real Estate Finance HQ

AUGUST 25, 2017

This guide outlines the types of, as well as the necessary qualifications for, FHA loans. What is a FHA Loan? Higher than Conventional Loans. Income: FHA mortgage loans require a steady source of income and consistent employment for at least two years. Cash in the bank. Down payment. Housing Ratio. Down Payment.

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HomeLight

JULY 31, 2021

turn four walls and a roof into money in the bank, without the need for inconvenient showings, nail-biting appraisals , or a 50-day closing. The main method is to request a cash offer from an investor or cash-buying company that will likely purchase your home “as is.” says Andy Kolodgie , a real estate investor in Washington, D.C.

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We’ll be discussing the latest Naples real estate market trends & statistics to find out how they can affect the investors and homebuyers in the next six to twelve months. Let’s talk a bit about Naples the surrounding metro area before we discuss what lies ahead for investors and homebuyers. 399,000 (0% rise vs June 2019).

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The Close

MARCH 15, 2022

Institutional Investors Are Changing the Market. Instead, massive institutional investors are buying single-family homes by the tens of thousands. are already owned by institutional investors. An REO agent represents banks and loan servicing companies to sell the homes that they foreclosed upon. It gets worse.

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Notorious ROB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To be fair, there were a number of big announcements, but the one I honed in on was this one: We plan to overhaul our current mortgage funnels away from third-party lead generation and toward Zillow Home Loans , and bolster our loan officers’ tools and capabilities to help the customers who come their way. Emphasis mine].

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Realtor.com

MARCH 24, 2021

They were struggling with the mortgage before the pandemic began and tried to modify the loan, which has a fixed rate of nearly 4.9%, but their mortgage servicer, Select Portfolio Servicing, demanded a lump-sum payment that they couldn’t afford, Moroni says. R]elief should be based on the needs of the borrower and not who owns the loan.’.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of Texas between warehouse lender Texas Capital Bank (TCB) and Ginnie Mae is progressing with new, pretrial deadlines that have been set by a magistrate judge, according to court documents reviewed by RMD. In TCB’s initial complaint, the bank mentions appointed and U.S.

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