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UWM expands DSCR offerings to real estate investors

Housing Wire

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the country’s largest wholesale lender, expanded its debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loan options to four after launching its first product in March. With the expanded options, investors could get loans starting as little as $50,000 and up to $2 million. UWM originated $38.8

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UWM sued over ‘corrupt’ scheme with brokers to steer loans

Housing Wire

The plaintiffs claim they hired independent mortgage brokers, believing the wholesale channel was the best option for getting affordable mortgages because these professionals can shop around — a different model from loan officers employed by retail lenders. “As

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The risk of zero-down loans while the Fed talks recession

Housing Wire

Bank of America recently announced a loan for lower-income households that doesn’t require homebuyers to come up with a downpayment or closing costs, and doesn’t base the loan on a minimum FICO score. Are we really doing those types of loans and promoting homeownership again without understanding the risks?

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Opinion: Title and settlement fees aren’t a barrier to homeownership

Housing Wire

The research found that title and settlement fees are neither regressive nor represent a significant component of the overall closing costs. Given the typical borrower is paying more than $7,000 in closing costs, that might be an understatement. In fact, neither is true. increase in fees).

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Black Knight’s Expedite Close eClosing solution uses automation to select the best way to close each loan

Housing Wire

More than ever, borrowers want and expect to close their loans digitally, from the initial loan application through the final review and approval of their loan package. But while eClosings are convenient, it can be challenging to offer the same level of customer service online as with in-person closings.

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Homebuyer assistance programs rose to nearly 2,300 in 2023

Housing Wire

This allows people to become homebuyers as well as investors, a more common strategy in recent years that is known as “house hacking,” the report stated. This brought the nationwide tally up to 2,294, according to Down Payment Resource’s fourth-quarter Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report.

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How non-QM lender A&D Mortgage grew origination volume in 2022

Housing Wire

The lender shifted from using third-party mortgage tech company software systems to developing its proprietary loan origination software, servicing software, pricing engine and customer relationship management system last year, Slyusarchuk said. It added Freddie Mac loans in 2019 and jumbo loans for JPMorgan Chase the following year.

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