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

Housing Wire

In the initial October complaint, TCB alleged that the government-owned company “extinguished, in return for no consideration, TCB’s first priority lien on tens of millions of dollars in collateral” stemming from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program.

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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. Are we really doing those types of loans and promoting homeownership again without understanding the risks?

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Simplify complex lending processes with powerful analytics

Housing Wire

As a premier provider of innovative, high-performance software, data and analytics for mortgage and home equity lending and servicing, Black Knight is transforming the housing finance industry. The comprehensive MSP servicing system supports all areas of loan servicing for both first mortgages and home equity products.

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Glenn Stearns’ Kind Lending originates $1B in 6 months

Housing Wire

Kind Lending , national wholesale mortgage lender and second brainchild to mortgage veteran Stearns, announced that the lender originated $1 billion in the first six months of production – a feat that took Stearns first company, Stearns Lending , 15 years to accomplish. We are thrilled to introduce Kind Lending to the world.

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The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook

Housing Wire

The company hopes to reach its goal by growing organically with more loan officers under a dozen business development managers. There were also a few cases of bankruptcy. HousingWire tracked 62 mergers, acquisitions, exits and bankruptcies covered by the newsroom in 2023. bankruptcies. exits and 3.2%

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

Housing Wire

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. Both these laws paved the way for more responsible lending and a more responsible consumer. Today, we are at 1.25

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Figure partners with NovaWulf on proposed reorg of crypto lender Celsius

Housing Wire

The partnership was made public by Figure on Thursday and comes a day after an announcement from Celsius — which filed for bankruptcy in July 2022 — that it will be acquired by NovaWulf. NewCo is expected to be a public reporting company that is initially 100% owned by Celsius creditors with its common equity provided in a tokenized form.