Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

Late last month, Ginnie Mae released a term sheet for one of the most anticipated new developments for the reverse mortgage industry — a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product referred to as “ HMBS 2.0.” I think, as a whole, the industry is reacting pretty favorably to this.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

After starting with the importance of focused information and certain reverse mortgage product features , the pair went deeper into other longstanding elements that some industry participants might be misinformed about. Jones, a reverse mortgage is a ‘rising debt, falling equity’ loan,” he said. “As Industry regulators — including U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The resurgence of alternative home equity tapping companies in the past few years has been of interest to the reverse mortgage industry due to the potential that business has to compete for seniors’ business. Seniors’ response to alternative equity tapping since COVID-19 onset. Eoin Matthews, CBO and co-founder of Point.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

Reverse mortgage industry professionals reacted positively to the news when reached by HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). Tom O’Donoghue, principal with Reverse Loans Now , has multiple clients impacted by the recent wildfires and said the program would help. ” According to data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe recently left his position at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.’s Cabe has similar feelings as his colleagues in different parts of the country, and he is generally optimistic about the state of the industry in early 2024. “I I think things have definitely picked up,” he said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The industry has also been strongly supportive of our budget requests.” Funding for 2024 is already having a stabilizing effect on Ginnie Mae, he explained, but additional resources will help the company to serve the mortgage industry and market more reliably. “As What I can say is that we’ve had strong support from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), up 2% from the end of 2024 and 10% higher compared to March 2024. We’ve also been seeing ramp production and closed-end seconds , home equity loans, and we think that’s a great untapped opportunity for the channel.” “[PennyMac] is well-rounded. .”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. They are not selling and have a lot of equity in their homes. The elevated mortgage rate environment has created a mortgage rate lockdown effect of sorts, limiting the pool of customers for the mortgage industry. over asking price.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

The current reverse mortgage industry market leader, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage , announced on Tuesday that it has launched a new proprietary reverse mortgage product, with initial availability in California and Florida. The product line, known as SecureEquity, is available to homeowners as young as age 55.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

In our production segment, we acquired or originated nearly $30 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of loans at higher note rates, which strategically positions our consumer direct division for significant growth when interest rates decline. billion in unpaid principal balance, down 19% from the prior quarter and up 33% from Q1 2024.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

Between February 2020 and January 2022, we witnessed something in the mortgage industry that we thought we’d never see — 30-year fixed-rate mortgages under 3.5%. As people look for alternate means to access the equity in their homes, home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are poised to make a comeback. trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Leaning on education Shannon Robinson Shannon Robinson, senior vice president of the reverse mortgage division at New American Funding (NAF), said the company remains committed to the prospect of borrower education regarding its full range of home equity products. This would go doubly in a more favorable rate environment.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The assets have “a projected unpaid principal balance of approximately $3 billion,” Onity announced in its Q2 report. Wong added that from Waterfall’s perspective, this deal is illustrative of the company’s desire to grow its presence inside the reverse mortgage industry. The company intends to issue $51.7

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

Between February 2020 and January 2022, we witnessed something in the mortgage industry that we thought we’d never see — 30-year fixed-rate mortgages under 3.5%. As people look for alternate means to access the equity in their homes, home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are poised to make a comeback. trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Cooper’s leverage — calculated as debt to tangible equity — was 2.1 Meanwhile, Rithm Capital priced an offering of $775 million in aggregate principal of senior unsecured notes due in 2029 at 8% per year. times in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 1.9 times at the end of 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

The platform was developed by reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe. While the existing base of clients are appreciative of the inclusion of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ), Cabe heard from users that they also wanted a proprietary option included.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It has built an MSR platform with 608,000 loans, representing $192 billion in unpaid principal value (UPB) and $2.8 Rocket said that its recapture rate, which includes purchase and refinance loans, is at 85%, triple the industry average. billion in market value as of June 30. billion as of June 30. Annaly was No. 14 in the ranking.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

It maintains interest rates that have been described by reverse mortgage industry professionals as potentially more beneficial than what the industry itself can provide to area seniors under federally sponsored programs. The borrower receives a monthly payment. I’m excited to have the knowledge around this,” he said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Lewisville, Texas-based property services company MCS announced last week that it acquired Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions , a deal which brings MCS into the reverse mortgage industry for the first time, according to an announcement by the company. Five Brothers, headquartered in Warren, Mich.,

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Despite some recent relief from mortgage rates , top executives at the parent of Rocket Mortgage continue to expect a challenging landscape for the industry in the coming months, mainly due to regulatory changes, low affordability levels and consolidation. What will be their playbook? They will also keep chasing purchase market share. “We’re

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

But as a longtime industry professional who recognizes the potential value of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program (HECM), Cullen previously explained to HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) that he made the transition from industry professional to customer. ” It’s tough.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2021

Job losses in the service industry sector severely impacted renters, while those who have been able to maintain their jobs remotely have fared much better. of the GSE’s total securitized unpaid principal balance. In a prepared statement, FHFA director Mark Calabria drew attention to the uneven pandemic recovery.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Many of this year’s winners mentor women in the industry, paving the way for a new generation of leaders. Others lead volunteer programs for their employees or serve on advisory boards that shape industry practices. This year marks the 15th year of this award program.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced this week that it has restructured its unsecured debt into new, secured debt that will come due beyond the original 2025 maturity date. According to Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsement data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI), FOA was the No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

The company also provides commentary for its fourth quarter 2023 financial performance, assesses its market advantages and offers an assessment of impacts stemming from changes in Ginnie Mae ’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

MBA and NRMLA each state that they are generally supportive of the proposed changes, which include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of a refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The mortgage rate dip is welcome news for the housing market, but loan originators and industry executives emphasized that rates need to decline further and remain stable to reinvigorate buyers’ demand. There is a lot more inquiry for home equity line credit. trillion as of Q3 2023, nearing its 2022 peak.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

The transaction is expected to provide up to $645 million in cash proceeds and a fully committed private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $300 million. Generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) revenues are expected to be around $226.4 Up to $345 million of cash will be held in Capitol’s trust account. million in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Roughly one month ago, Ginnie Mae released a term sheet for a highly anticipated new development for the reverse mortgage industry: a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product referred to as HMBS 2.0. Looking at potential risks A catalyst to the development of HMBS 2.0 When asked about HMBS 2.0’s

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2022

The major market dynamic making EBO deals attractive now, according to KBRA, is a changing of seasons in the mortgage industry, marked by fast-rising rates , high housing prices and a turn toward a competitive purchase-mortgage market. million, with all the loans deemed delinquent. In total, 99.3% are in active foreclosure.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

. “Working together as one group combines a vast range of industry backgrounds that contribute to expertise in every category of real estate.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking public comment related to application and origination documents for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, according to a notice published this week in the Federal Register.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell 11.8% Industry remains optimistic Every tracked geographic region recorded lower volume in February, but the largest — Pacific/Hawaii — recorded the least severe drop of 6.2%, according to RMI. Most industry growth must come from proprietary loans.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

The Appraisal Foundation, an industry-run private nonprofit, denies the allegations but agreed with the settlement to conclude the investigation. “We are pleased to have reached this conciliation agreement,” Kelly Davids , president of the foundation since March , said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The company also touted its dominance in Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) and proprietary reverse mortgages, noting its 37% share of the total market while expressing a goal of doubling its monthly loan origination volume on a dollar amount basis in the months ahead.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Incenter completed a dozen bulk sales transactions in January involving MSRs for agency-backed loan pools that together had a total unpaid principal balance of $113.2 In fact, five of the deals involved MSRs pegged to loan pools that exceeded $10 billion in unpaid principal balance. Another private-equity player in the MSR space is St.

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