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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 million, court pleadings show.

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Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois

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Smart Rate Mortgage, LLC is no longer licensed as a residential mortgage company in Illinois. I broker business-purpose loans completely in a manner which is fully compliant with all laws and regulations and anything said to the contrary is incorrect,” Strauss told Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) in early September.

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Redwood Trust, Angel Oak Mortgage awash in red ink in Q2

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a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Mill Valley California that has residential operations focused on nonagency jumbo loans, recently reported a second-quarter 2022 net loss of $100 million, after recording a net gain of $31 million in the prior quarter. Redwood Trust Inc. , Likewise, Atlanta-based A ngel Oak Mortgage Inc. ,

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This global investment firm wants to become a non-QM rainmaker

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The new REMIC, Mill City Loan Holdings LLC , will serve as a mortgage conduit for funds managed by CarVal while also developing relationships with originators to acquire “residential mortgage assets across multiple strategies,” according to a CarVal statement announcing the launch of the REMIC, which will do business as Mill City Loans.

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GSEs still shun the low end of manufactured housing

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The most affordable manufactured homes are financed with private loans with higher interest rates, shorter terms and fewer consumer protections than mortgage loans. The homes financed by these loans come without land, like a car, and the homeowner typically rents the land beneath their home. That means the 17.5

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Opinion: The larger risk from a barely noticed CFPB lawsuit

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There are many reasons why securitization works so well and why the ability to originate and finance a loan is as reliable as turning on your tap and knowing it will produce water. One of the critical mechanisms of securitization is the separation of the underlying assets from the bankruptcy risk of the mortgage bond issuer.

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Angel Oak launches 6th securitization deal this year

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The pool of non-QM borrowers includes real estate investors, property flippers, foreign nationals, business owners, gig workers and the self- employed, as well as a smaller group of homebuyers facing credit challenges, such as past bankruptcies. residential mortgage holdings and operations. Angel Oak Mortgage Inc.

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