Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the third quarter of 2023. Government residential mortgage was an exception, where standards remained basically unchanged. Responses were received from 62 domestic banks and 19 U.S.

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Lending Banks Mortgages Loan Officer 416

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In September, the nation’s banking regulators released a proposal to increase the capital required of banks with more than $100 billion in assets. The effort was intended to decrease systemic risk, but by focusing narrowly on the risk posed by banks, it would likely increase risk in the mortgage market.

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Banks Mortgages Marketing Lending 423

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Bank , the fourth-largest U.S. mortgage lender, is laying off staffers in its mortgage division this week, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. The announcement follows a decline in its mortgage originations in the first quarter of 2023 – the second-quarter earnings will be released on Wednesday morning. year over year.

Banks 370

Banks Mortgages Residential Lending 370

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Jake Droge joins the company as a loan officer, while Carol Olmos has joined the company as an account executive.

Banks 399

Banks Mortgages Lending Loan Officer 399

Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

In remarks made Thursday to the Senate Banking Committee this week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he expects some U.S. banks to fail in the coming months because of declining values and defaults in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. There will be bank failures, but not the big banks.”

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Banks Commercial Lending Residential 456

Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank has agreed to direct $2.4 billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. In its previous five-year plan, from 2018 to 2023, the bank invested $1.75

Banks 333

Banks Mortgages Lending Loan Officer 333

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

United Bank will consolidate its mortgage subsidiaries into one unified mortgage business amid the housing industry struggles with elevated interest rates. United Bank has been delivering mortgage services through three channels, including two mortgage subsidiaries — Crescent Mortgage Co.

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Banks Mortgages Closing Industrial 336

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

NexTier , the holding company of NexTier Bank , will acquire Mars Bancorp , the holding company of Mars Bank. The combined company and branch locations will operate under the NexTier Bank brand, both banks said in a release Thursday. With the acquisition, NexTier Bank will have total assets in excess of $2.6

Banks 341

Banks FHA loan Lending Equity 341

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

Bank of America (BofA) reported another quarterly decline in mortgage and home equity production in the first quarter of 2024. mortgage lender stated it produced a volume of $3.4 billion in first mortgages from January to March, down 12.5% mortgage lender stated it produced a volume of $3.4 from the $3.9

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Mortgages Banks Equity Commercial 387

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported an average net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Loan production expenses averaged around $7,389 per loan.

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Loans Banks Mortgages Sales 413

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

The loan repurchase trend that began to sting many mortgage originators in 2022 appears to finally be winding down, according to a recent report by Sterling Point Advisors and Augment Analytics. This created balance-sheet havoc for a number of lenders, particularly for small and midsized originators.

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Loans Due diligence Investor Technology 334

Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

Two months after receiving the Federal Reserve ’s approval to merge with New York Community Bank, Michigan-based Flagstar Bank is reducing its footprint in the retail channel and laying off hundreds of staffers, according to laid off employees. “I A spokesperson for Flagstar Bank did not respond to a request for comments on Thursday.

Banks 450

Banks Mortgages Lending Finance 450

Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

banks have tightened their lending standards for residential real estate (REE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) in the second quarter amid the collapse of regional banks and a cascade of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. of banks reported weaker demand for HELOCs.

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Lending Banks Mortgages Loan Officer 340

Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

First Internet Bank is shutting down its consumer mortgage business due to a steep decline in mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for mortgage lending that is forecasted to continue for the next several years. The residential mortgage loan balance for First Internet was $383.9 million.

Banks 397

Banks Mortgages Lending Commercial 397

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Accused of redlining by regulators, First National Bank of Pennsylvania (FNB) has agreed to settle the case for $13.5 FNB was involved in the case as a successor in interest of Yadkin Bank , which it acquired in 2017. In addition, the bank discouraged these customers from obtaining home loans, according to the complaint.

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Banks Lending Loan Officer Loans 377

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In an environment where 30-year fixed mortgage rates are racing towards 8%, loan officer pipelines are thinning dramatically. But LOs who cater to first-time homebuyers’ needs – offering FHA loans and down payment assistance loans — are faring better, Michael Ullmann, producing branch leader at Movement Mortgage , explained.

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FHA loan Loans Loan Officer Mortgages 441

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. Still, homebuyers took advantage of declining rates provoked by the turbulence and applied for home loans. retail residential mortgage applications.

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Banks Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Loans 357

Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tennessee-based community bank Patriot Bank agreed to pay $1.9 The DOJ alleged that from 2015 through at least 2020, Patriot avoided providing mortgage services to majority- Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee and discouraged people seeking credit in those communities from obtaining home loans.

Banks 381

Banks Loan Officer Lending Loans 381

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank resumed mortgage originations on Tuesday via its newly established “bridge bank” — just four days after California state regulators took possession of the financial institution and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) as receivers. was open for business. In total, 76.6%

Banks 334

Banks Mortgages Loans Loan Officer 334

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

Banks reported an increase in foreclosures during the first quarter of 2022, according to a quarterly survey published by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency this week. The seven banks surveyed reported a total of 42,427 modifications completed, a 10.7% of the loans modified included a principal deferral, the OCC said.

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Banks Mortgages Principal Short sale 384

Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-25 U.S. mortgage lender, has long described itself as a “one-stop mortgage shop.” But it has built its reputation on its expertise in mortgage. So what exactly is a “one-stop mortgage shop?” “We Smith, senior executive vice president and president of mortgage at Flagstar.

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Banks Mortgages Commercial Lending 322

Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

The collapses of Silvergate Bank , Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , the rescue of First Republic Bank and the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS, brought turbulence to the financial markets that led to a decline in mortgage rates – despite the Federal Reserve hiking federal funds rate by 25 basis point on Wednesday.

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Loans Mortgages Banks Fixed-rate mortgage 419

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2023

After increasing steadily for over a month, mortgage rates fell last week following a deposit run that provoked a liquidity crisis in regional U.S. financial institutions — and resulted in the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. ” Other indexes show mortgage rates even lower. .” by mid-week.

Banks 376

Banks Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Lending 376

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale lender, announced on Wednesday it will accept personal or business bank statements in self-employed borrowers’ loan applications. The product is available for loans up to $3 million and up to 90% loan to value. No mortgage insurance will be required.

Banks 384

Banks Loans Debt-to-income ratio Lending 384

Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase usually open the quarterly earnings seasons in the mortgage space, giving analysts something to chew on before nonbanks release their financial reports. In the first quarter of 2024, the big banks showed a challenging reality for originations. Wells Fargo’s volume declined to $3.5

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Mortgages Banks Fixed-rate mortgage Lending 376

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Under the latest rumored changes to Basel III regulations , large depository institutions would see residential mortgage capital requirements that far exceed international standards, according to a report by Bloomberg. The regulators want smaller banks to be able to better compete with larger peers, Bloomberg reported.

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Lending Banks Mortgages Residential 350

Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2023

Mortgage rates declined last week as headlines on the bank crisis slowed, which could have spurred borrowers’ demand for home loans. Overall, mortgage applications declined 4.1% last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

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Loans Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Banks 391

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

government is seeking to sell $13 billion worth of mortgage bonds amassed after the failures of both Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank earlier this year. The bonds are secured by “long-term, low-rate” loans made primarily to developers of low-income multifamily apartment complexes.

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Banks Mortgages Loans Investor 391

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Bank of America delivered increases in revenues and net income in the third quarter of 2022, showing that some of its business lines were not walloped by high levels of inflation and economic contraction. That was not the case for the depository lender’s mortgage business. Overall, the bank recorded $7.1 billion from $2.5

Banks 338

Banks Mortgages Equity Loans 338

Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

California-based fix-and-flip lender Anchor Loans launched a third-party originator (TPO) channel to serve mortgage brokers, banks, private and non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lenders and other referral partners whose clients are home builders, developers and investors.

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Loans Investor Banks Finance 425

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Amid higher rates, lower volumes, and fiercer competition , Santander Bank decided it will stop originating residential mortgages and home equity loans in the United States. The Spanish bank said it will continue to service current loans and honor pending borrowers’ applications. mortgage industry are in the past.

Banks 441

Banks Mortgages Fixed-rate mortgage Equity 441

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To reach a key financial goal in 2026, Blend Labs plans to diversify far beyond mortgage. On Tuesday, executives from the San Francisco, California-headquartered mortgage tech firm, which has yet to post a profit since going public in July 2021, shared the firm’s vision for growth during its first investor day.

Banks 380

Banks Mortgages Loans Investor 380

Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2024

First-time homebuyers made up 55% of agency purchase mortgages in 2023, according to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) eMBS data, the highest such share in the 10 years ICE has been tracking the metric. In January, ICE’s conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate lock index showed rates averaging 6.6%.

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Loans Debt-to-income ratio Lending Banks 499

Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

First Federal Bank will acquire the mortgage division of BNC National Bank , which will give the Florida-headquartered community-based bank a nationwide consumer direct mortgage platform. As with the entire mortgage industry, BNC National Bank was heavily impacted by rising interest rates last year.

Banks 359

Banks Mortgages Loan Officer Residential 359

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The baseline conforming loan limit for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2024 will be $766,550, up 5.5% Conforming loan limits are increasing at a slower pace, mirroring home prices, overall. In 2022, the housing market was a little hotter than this year due to lower mortgage rates, pushing home prices up.

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Loans Finance Mortgages Land 533

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. Western Alliance Bank transformed this model over a decade ago.

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Banks Lending Finance Mortgages 331

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Higher interest rates pushed up profits for Bank of America (BofA) in the first quarter of 2023, but much like its depository peers, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo , the mortgage business dropped by double-digits during this period. The bank posted a net income of $8.2 Consumer banking division posted a net income of $3.1

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Banks Mortgages Equity Loans 311