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Newrez partners with Newzip to court more homebuyers

Housing Wire

They will also be offered closing cost credits of up to 0.5% The program is only eligible for loans that close through Newrez. The Newrez Home Rewards program is currently available in 40 states for buy-side credits that allow consumer rebates on the closing disclosure, Newrez said in an emailed response to HousingWire.

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Fannie Mae scraps title waiver pilot program

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae is no longer considering a pilot program that would bypass traditional title insurance by granting certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie, according to an announcement earlier this month. During the first quarter of 2023, title insurers brought in $3.37

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Fannie Mae rumored to be looking at forgoing title insurance

Housing Wire

The program would grant certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie Mae and will be rolled out this spring, according to Politico. The GSE’s Equitable Housing Finance Plans were approved this summer by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In some ways it could cost them more.

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Opinion: The little things mean a lot in mortgage operations

Housing Wire

However, it still appears that lenders are focusing their technology investments on the point of sale. A 2020 ICE Mortgage Technology survey confirmed this, reporting that 58% of borrowers were affected in their decision making by the presence (or lack thereof) of an online application. This comes as no surprise.

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RenoFi targets homeowners who don’t qualify for HELOCs

Housing Wire

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs). Presented by: Auction.com.

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FHLBanks under pressure to invest more in affordable housing

Housing Wire

The nation’s network of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks ) expects to be required to increase its share of investments in affordable housing. The resources help families with 80% or less of the area median income for down payments or closing costs, for example. In May, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Rep.

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Voxtur CEO on progress in the housing industry

Housing Wire

The promises of technology have largely been lost in the mortgage industry and little has been done to reduce costs for homebuyers.”. Last summer, Voxtur bought mortgage servicing rights trading platform Blue Water Financial Technologies.