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Agency loan-repurchase strategy sparks pushback

Housing Wire

Much of the problem stems from the huge volume of low-rate loans originated in 2020 and 2021 at a time when the industry was continuously working to build capacity to deal with the explosive origination growth. He added that loan defects often leading to repurchase requests include, among others, borrower income-related issues (i.e.,

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UWM is bullish on the resurgent private-label market

Housing Wire

Pontiac, Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) capitalized on a booming private-label market in 2021 by sponsoring its inaugural securities transaction this past May, a prime jumbo deal involving 508 mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of $351.9 to 72% across the three deals in a market with fast-rising home prices.

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Mastering Mortgage Basics: 10 Key Concepts Every Homebuyer Should Know

Redfin

You then make monthly payments, including principal and interest, over an agreed-upon term (usually 15 to 30 years) until the loan is fully repaid. Technological advancements have greatly simplified the document submission process for borrowers in the mortgage industry,” shares Ron Haddad Lending Team. How does a mortgage work?

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How Much Should I Spend on a House? 4 Steps to Follow

Redfin

Many lenders work with standard debt-to-income ratio calculations which don’t take into account other costs of home ownership. Determine your debt to income ratio (DTI). Shopping for a mortgage, you might encounter lenders who pre-qualify you for a higher loan amount than you expected.

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Opinion: Regulators should focus on banks, not IMBs

Housing Wire

Because the key regulators in Washington spend a lot of their time ingratiating themselves to the banking industry and lamenting about nonbanks. I think it comes down to a core principal: IMBs only do mortgages. Or look at this data on DTI (debt to income ratio). In the FHA program alone, 46.3%

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15 Mortgage Questions to Ask Lenders Before Buying a House

HomeLight

Debt-to-income ratio After looking at how much money is flowing into your household, you’ll want to write down your monthly debts. That’s because lenders will also look at your debt-to-income ratio, or DTI. That number will be your debt-to-income ratio.

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Small lenders face onslaught of agency loans returned to sender

Housing Wire

Fannie had outstanding loan-repurchase requests to mortgage lenders totaling $939 million based on unpaid principal balance (UPB) as of Sept. Spread across a multitrillion dollar mortgage-lending industry, the volume of repurchase requests stemming from alleged reps and warranties violations so far may not seem like a huge number.

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