Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2025

HousingWire: Matt, we’ve spoken a few times recently about the work you’re doing in the customer acquisition space, and how ICE is helping lenders uncover new loan opportunities in today’s competitive market. Lenders often view borrowers differently depending on where they are in the loan journey. Can you tell us more about that?

Loans

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

First American Data & Analytics has launched a new product designed to help lenders identify title issues earlier in the mortgage and home equity loan process, with the goal of cutting delays and reducing closing times.

Title

Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

Servicing portfolios are clogged with long-dated, low-yield loans that strain balance sheets. Unlike existing owners, these buyers have no low-rate loan to protect, no equity to leverage, and no fallback. The core insight: a well-designed financial product can serve both borrowers and lenders without creating systemic friction.

Design

Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2025

Rocket Mortgage , the home lending arm of Rocket Companies , announced Tuesday it will now offer bridge loans , a short-term financing option that helps homeowners tap into their equity while selling their current property. The maximum loan amount is $500,000. If not, borrowers can request a one-time extension.

Loans

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It also wants to widely deploy refreshed marketing strategies that are designed to both educate and appeal to older homeowners about the use of home equity in retirement. In 2025, it will begin rolling out new regional and local programs designed to “build our brand profile and drive business in strategic markets,” she said.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2025

As part of the agreement, Better is granting the investor the right to designate one non-voting board observer starting June 1, 2025. billion in loan volume, up from $3 billion in 2023. The NEO Powered by Better program included the onboarding of 110 NEO Home Loans originators across 53 branches.

Equity

Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2025

While homeowners take pride in seeing their personal tastes and design choices come to life, Realtors may recommend different strategies to enhance the propertys resale value. Instead, the substantial housing equity that homeowners have built up over time enables them to invest in transforming their homes while they remain in place.

Renovation

Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

Lending

Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2025

In an interview, he stressed the importance of age-inclusive design, transparency in AI training and preserving human oversight as the firm carefully expands its senior-focused AI tools like “Bridget.”

Lending

Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2025

And representatives of Los Angeles County have signaled they want to provide specific guidance for impacted reverse mortgage borrowers to navigate issues that arise with these loans in disaster areas. The countys Aging and Disabilities Department will host a special event on Saturday, May 10.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The California-based lender recently introduced a revised branding effort , the “Flex Payment Mortgage“ suite, that is designed to broaden the appeal of its reverse offerings to more potential partners. We service most of our own loans on the traditional side as well as the reverse side.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2025

the parent of Guild Mortgage , has left loan officers wondering how the traditionally purchase-focused lender would integrate refinance capabilities to leverage the $770 billion servicing portfolio of soon-to-be sister company Lakeview Loan Servicing , the nation’s second-largest mortgage servicer. Bayview Asset Management ’s $1.3

Mortgages

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

The Platinum Peak product aims to offer higher available loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, which are designed to translate into higher loan proceeds for borrowers, the company said at the time. Identifying these gaps was crucial in prompting the creation of Platinum Peak, a product designed to address those specific needs, she said.

Loans

Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2025

Roughly 73% of respondents said they used personal savings to cover renovation costs, significantly outpacing those who relied on credit cards (17%) and home equity loans (15%). Living through construction was the top stressor (55%), followed by project delays (35%) and the pressure of making design choices (29%).

Renovation

Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

The Platinum Peak product suite aims to offer higher available loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, which are designed to translate into higher loan proceeds for borrowers, according to the announcement. Platinum Peak is now available in at least two reverse mortgage loan origination systems (LOS) for brokers.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The new chief information officer, Brian Conneen, is described as a seasoned fintech leader who played a pivotal role in scaling personal loan provider Best Egg from its inception to serving over two million customers.

Technology

Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

2 industry player in reverse-backed securities issuance and one of the top two providers of proprietary reverse mortgage loans, is expanding its product suite beyond government-backed and proprietary reverse mortgages while remaining focused on older customers. Reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial , a no.

Equity

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

While not taking a position as a product advocate, Batey noted that the loans could be an option for older residents on a fixed income who seek support for their expenses. They’ve got a lot of equity , and so they’re able to tap into that to help with living expenses.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

With Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume declining on an annual basis, many industry participants cited at least one key factor that couldve driven the decline, but the view was not universal. We’ll have those loans that come in where we have to look at every opportunity that we can to save that deal and help that client.

Industrial

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2025

The average loan size also jumped to $399,600 the second-highest ever recorded. A shifting market demands a faster response Many borrowers who locked in loans over the past few years are sitting on tappable equity and watching the market closely. Mortgage rates briefly fell to 6.61%, their lowest point since October 2024.

Pre-qualification

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The health of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) book of business remains strong from FHA’s perspective, as its economic value has increased while the portfolio overall has recovered from issues that previously put it on shaky financial footing. 30, FHA has active insurance on an estimated 287,000 HECM loans. As of Sept.

Equity

Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

To qualify, a forward or reverse mortgage borrower must own only one property; the damaged property must have served as the beneficiary’s primary residence for at least one month prior to the disaster; and the combined income of all occupants must not exceed designated income limits for the county in which the property is located.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has moved to cancel a contract that involves a technology service for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) counselors , according to a review of the contract details on government websites and an announcement from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA).

Technology

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

In May, Longbridge Financial debuted Platinum Preserve, a new proprietary reverse mortgage product that aims to help borrowers preserve home equity for their heirs. Time and time again, the biggest objection our loan officers hear is that homeowners want to access their equity but still leave something meaningful for their heirs.

Equity

Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2025

The move aims to allow borrowers to consolidate existing liens and high-interest debt directly through the loan application process. With these new features, borrowers can now pay off and consolidate more types of debt , including liens, credit cards, personal loans, auto loans and home improvement loans.

Loan Officer

The Mortgage Report

JULY 9, 2025

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Equity

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2025

The expanded partnership includes PHH Mortgage utilizing more of Blend’s technology platform, which already powers its mortgage lending operations, to now include Rapid Refi and Rapid Home Equity. The Rapid suite of solutions is designed to increase automation and operational efficiency across loan teams.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The company will alert broker partners to potential refinance business and notify them if “a payoff is ordered on one of their loans within the broker network.” We know that brokers who leverage our brand win more loans,” Pistone said.

Principal

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Non-QM loans are utilized primarily by entrepreneurs and other self-employed individuals who dont have the necessary documentation to qualify for Freddie and Fannies conventional mortgages. Non-QMs are attractive because they have strong credit quality, low loan-to-value ratios, and stable origination volumes.

Banks

HomeLight

APRIL 9, 2025

A bridge loan might be the solution youre looking for. Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. Buy Before You Sell What is a bridge loan, in simple words? What are the benefits of a bridge loan in Las Vegas? Why Move Twice?

Equity

HomeLight

APRIL 10, 2025

A bridge loan could be the solution youre looking for. Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home. Buy Before You Sell What is a bridge loan, in simple words? The lender handling your new mortgage will often also offer a bridge loan option.

Equity

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The HECM Tool a software platform designed to serve as a reverse mortgage sales conversion tool announced this week that it has integrated the proprietary reverse mortgage offering from Smartfi Home Loans into the platforms existing visualization and comparison capabilities.

Mortgages

HomeLight

APRIL 18, 2025

You might be curious if theres a way to access your homes equity for a down payment before it sells or if your only option is to move out and crash somewhere temporary while you house hunt. A bridge loan could be the piece that helps everything come together. Buy Before You Sell What is a bridge loan, in simple words?

Equity

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Mike Kent Proprietary reverse mortgages, broadly speaking, are not tied to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requirements the same way that Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ) are. It takes condominiums into account more while providing what he calls a fresh look at financial assessment.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2025

” The datasets from when loans were funded in Encompass should port over to MSP and appear exactly the same. And we’re going to have the flexibility to allow that, vis-a-vis to try to find a native way in Encompass to leverage some of that functionality that might have been designed through an SDK.

Technology

BAM Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

® released a report showcasing the benefits that VA loans offer to military families. of homes purchased with VA loans involved down payments of less than 10%, and 74.5% purchased with 0% down—a standout feature of VA loans. ® VA Loan Benefits Over the past year, the average down payment for VA loans was just 4.6%—significantly

VA loan

HomeLight

JULY 28, 2025

You need the equity from your existing home to fund your next purchase — but getting the timing right isn’t always easy. A bridge loan could be the solution to help everything fall into place. Through our Buy Before You Sell program, HomeLight can help you unlock a portion of your equity upfront to put toward your next home.

Equity