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Conforming, FHA loan limits rose for 2024, but who benefits? 

Housing Wire

The latest baseline increase in conforming loan limits has enabled loan originator Dave Krichmar’s client to make a 5% down payment instead of 10%. The self-employed homebuyer found an $800,000 home in Texas, but with the conforming loan limit for 2023 being $726,200, the buyer needed a jumbo loan or a bank statement loan.

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How the PLS market is making money on delinquent loans 

Housing Wire

Lakeview Loan Servicing unveiled a rare private-label securities offering this past March involving a pool of mostly delinquent mortgages serviced by the company. The loans in the offering were all originated through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and later securitized through Ginnie Mae. In total, 99.3%

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Mortgage demand ticks up ahead of the spring buying season

Housing Wire

Of note, purchase volume — particularly for FHA loans — was up strongly, again showing how sensitive the first-time homebuyer segment is to relatively small changes in the direction of rates. Meanwhile, rates on jumbo loans (balances greater than $766,550) increased to 7.21%, up from 7.20%. the week before. And the U.S.

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FHA or conventional? After LLPA tweaks, the calculus changes for some

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially implemented an updated pricing framework for Loan-Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) in May to improve homeownership prospects for first-time homebuyers with lower income and weaker credit scores. We spoke to multiple loan officers and Washington, D.C.-based

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Mortgage delinquency rate falls to lowest level since 1979

Housing Wire

The seasonally-adjusted delinquency rate for one-to-four-unit residential properties stood at 3.37% in the second quarter of this year, down 27 basis points compared to the same period one year ago and 19 basis points quarter over quarter, the MBA reported.

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NAF taps Mosi Gatling for newly created executive role

Housing Wire

of the total) and purchase loans (93.5%), according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. Based in Las Vegas, Gatling has worked for companies such as Bank of America , MetLife Home Loans , Home Community Mortgage and Guild Mortgage , developing expertise in loans to underserved communities. were conventional loans and 30.5%

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Mortgage demand slumps over the holidays

Housing Wire

“The housing market has been hampered by a limited supply of homes for sale, but the recent strength in new residential construction will continue to help ease inventory shortages in the months to come,” Kan added. The share of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan activity decreased to 14.5% from 15% the week prior.

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