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Mortgage lender AmeriFirst Financial files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

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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After implosion, FGMC files for bankruptcy

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FGMC) and its affiliate Maverick II Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Wednesday. . The company said the bankruptcy action has no impact on closed mortgages, which are already serviced by third parties. The debtor-in-possession financing, however, needs the Delaware bankruptcy court’s approval.

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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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The reverse mortgage lenders with the most consumer complaints in 2023

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Of those complaints, 167 had to do with “trouble during the payment process,” while other topics included payment issues (80), closing issues (63) and application problems (49). The overwhelming majority of the 2023 complaints saw complainants receive a timely response from the company (355) and were closed with an explanation (353).

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The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook

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nationally, per Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. There were also a few cases of bankruptcy. HousingWire tracked 62 mergers, acquisitions, exits and bankruptcies covered by the newsroom in 2023. bankruptcies. By the same measure, Guild had just 1.1% M&A deals comprised 79% of the total, followed by 17.7%

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Texas Capital Bank shoots back at Ginnie Mae over dismissal motion

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TCB claims that it dealt with Ginnie Mae in good faith, having lent “millions of dollars in much-needed financing to help the collapsing [RMF] continue making payments to senior citizens as part of a mortgage program critical to the federal government.” The Government’s motion should accordingly be denied.”

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Reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance trend lower in December

Housing Wire

Amid an already challenging operating environment observed throughout 2023, both HECM endorsement volume and HECM-backed Securities (HMBS) issuance closed out the year on a low note, with both metrics falling lower from the month before, according to data from RMI and New View Advisors. This is a different situation.”

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