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Crowdfunding platform Peer Street files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

David Dunn of advisory firm Province , the chief restructuring officer for Peer Street, cited in court filings that surging rates, reduced demand for mortgages, and declining institutional buyers’ appetite for below-current-market-rate loans led to the Chapter 11 case. million in 2021, Dunn wrote. .

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Dark Matter Technologies execs talk transition from Black Knight, innovation in the mortgage tech space

Housing Wire

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is focused on mainly two things: the smooth transition to new owners, and lowering the cost to originate loans for lenders. So it’s really the same story, just different markets,” Gagliano said. What opportunities did the firm see?

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Fannie Mae’s chief economist on housing market outlook

Housing Wire

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. They were withdrawing volatility from the market, and they were lowering rates to benefit consumers.

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FSOC recommends more regulation and liquidity for nonbank servicers

Housing Wire

The FSOC report, released on Friday, states that these companies quickly adapt their operations to market conditions, are early adopters of technology and are key for underserved borrower groups. In addition, nonbanks represent seven of the 10 largest servicers of Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae loans.

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Real estate debt marketplace PeerStreet files for bankruptcy

Inman

The company intends to sell "substantially all of its assets," including its technology platform to pay creditors that include thousands of retail investors.

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The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook

Housing Wire

The California-based retail lender has set a target of becoming a top-10 lender in the markets in which it has a presence, which would give it about 2% in overall market share. United Wholesale Mortgage , the top lender in the country by volume, claimed just under 8% total market share over the first nine months of 2023.

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Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down

Housing Wire

A large portion of those loans, once repurchased from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) at par, were later resold for much less in the so-called “scratch and dent market. Levonick said that in today’s market, the economics have shifted toward encouraging more quality control reviews at the originator level. “So,

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