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Industry veterans launch Canopy in bid to shake up residential due diligence space

Housing Wire

Residential due diligence is an area of the mortgage ecosystem that’s overdue for disruption, according to two industry veterans who want to offer something completely different in the due diligence space through their newly launched company, Canopy. That’s why it has to be done over and over again.”.

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Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down

Housing Wire

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. We’re seeing a downward trend in total [loans] repurchased [on a dollar basis], and that’s true for both Fannie and Freddie,” Ludden said. “I

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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

Housing Wire

The Santa Ana, California-based financial services company provides solutions including due diligence services, property valuations, mortgage fulfillment and consulting and advisory services.

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Underwriter shortage slowing the pace of private-label deals

Housing Wire

One group of industry players — loan underwriters — are the chief cause of the logjam. Morgan , Goldman Sachs , Redwood Trust and United Wholesale Mortgage , as well as loan aggregator MAXEX , and all either declined comment or did not respond. About a half-dozen RMBS issuers also were contacted for this story, including J.P.

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Loan-repurchase risk threatens future M&A deals

Housing Wire

The growing wave of loan-repurchase requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has yet another major wrinkle, industry sources reveal, and this new problem, if accurate as alleged, threatens to disrupt future merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the mortgage-finance industry.

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Do the Due: A Complete Due Diligence Guide and Checklist for Homebuyers

HomeLight

As a buyer, that means you have to do your due diligence from both a practical and contractual perspective. What does due diligence mean in residential real estate? That’s why we’ve put together this guide to due diligence for a homebuyer. Free Homebuying Due Diligence Checklist.

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Cenlar FSB names Thomas Donatacci as investor relations officer

Housing Wire

National mortgage loan subservicer Cenlar FSB announced on Thursday that it has named the Thomas Donatacci as its investor relations officer. Donatacci has extensive experience in servicing transactions and subservicing, due diligence, and M&A. chief of staff at Impac Holdings Inc. territories.

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