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Incenter acquires due diligence firm Edgemac

Housing Wire

Incenter is adding a third-party due diligence review firm to its umbrella of companies. Edgemac , which Incenter acquired at the end of last year, does due diligencing for mostly non-QM and jumbo loans, as well as private label reverse mortgages that could eventually be securitized.

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

Housing Wire

Repurchases have been a hot topic for lenders, and to some degree, the agencies and investors have gotten a bad rap in these discussions,” said Nick Volpe , executive vice president of ACES Quality Management. “ Non-QM loans are those that cannot be purchased by the GSEs.

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Cenlar FSB names Thomas Donatacci as investor relations officer

Housing Wire

National mortgage loan subservicer Cenlar FSB announced on Thursday that it has named the Thomas Donatacci as its investor relations officer. Donatacci has extensive experience in servicing transactions and subservicing, due diligence, and M&A. territories.

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Figure Acquisition Corp. I plans merger with mortgage bank

Housing Wire

I , a blank check company affiliated with fintech Figure Technologies , plans to merge with a warehouse lender and bank holding company to potentially bring blockchain technology to the financial institution. Figure Acquisition Corp. United Wholesale Mortgage went public in January 2021 after merging with Gores Holdings IV.

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UBS agrees to pay $1.4B to settle RMBS fraud case

Housing Wire

Swiss bank UBS AG announced Monday it has agreed to pay $1.43 According to the DOJ, the United States filed a complaint alleging that UBS “defrauded investors” by making false and misleading statements to buyers of 40 RMBS issued in 2006 and 2007 relating to the characteristics of the loans. The settlement with the U.S.

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Underwriter shortage slowing the pace of private-label deals

Housing Wire

Underwriters are needed at the beginning of the process to conduct due diligence on mortgage originations, and they are in demand on the back-end of the pipeline to conduct due diligence on the loans being pooled and securitized in RMBS issuances sold to investors. It depends on who you are,” Mayhew explained.

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Fintech Maxwell acquires mortgage solutions provider LenderSelect

Housing Wire

Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech Maxwell has struck a deal to acquire mortgage solutions provider LenderSelect Mortgage Group from Blue Ridge Bank. in January 2020, growing to a portfolio of over 180 community banks and credit unions. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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