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In the world of mortgage-financing, there exists a product line defined by what it is not — non-qualified mortgage (non-QM), non-prime, non-agency or an alternative-documentation loan. Angel Oak, through its affiliates, both originates and securitizes non-QM loans. MORE
Over $4 trillion in originations made its way through the housing market last year, and new data from mortgage software firm LBA Ware revealed that by the end of 2020, loan officers played every last card in their deck to get those deals closed by New Years. MORE
Redwood completed more than $1 billion worth of private-label securitizations involving jumbo and business-purpose loans in the third quarter of this year alone, U.S. High balance loans divert capital and other resources to activity that does nothing to promote affordable housing.”. MORE
The integration will see Polly’s Pricing Engine incorporate Blends POS via API connectivity – giving LOs the capability to capture financial data while simultaneously determining loan pricing and terms. MORE
Sales of reperforming loans nosedived in 2020 as the pandemic took root in America, but sales volume appears to have recovered with vigor, based on an analysis of RPL offerings for government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae. MORE
Loan origination-related consumer complaints rose significantly over the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ’s (CFPB) report published last week. MORE
According to the report, the portfolio-held and private labeled security loans were largely responsible for the recent increase, with forbearance share gaining from 7.1% to 7.3% – a total of 28,000 new loans in forbearance. MORE
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week that it is extending the timeframe for borrowers to request loan deferment. According to the VA’s circular, servicers may continue offering loan deferment until July 1, 2023, thus pushing the deadline nearly two additional years. MORE
On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency revealed the much-anticipated conforming loan limits for 2022, with the baseline number jumping by 18% to $647,200. It’s the largest-ever annual increase in the size of loans eligible to be bought by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. MORE
The Federal Housing Finance Agency introduced new upfront fees on Wednesday for some high-balance and second-home loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Upfront fees for high balance loans will increase between 0.25% and 0.75%, tiered by loan-to-value ratio. MORE
Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday extended COVID-19 foreclosure and forbearance moratoriums for FHA and USDA loans to June 30, 2021. This announcement follows FHFA action last week to extend moratoriums for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The U.S. MORE
The post Loan servicing solutions appeared first on HousingWire. Sponsored Content Loan servicing Loan Servicing Solutions loan servicing special reports Magazine Special Reports MORE
In the decade since Fannie Mae launched the industry’s first multifamily green initiative, the GSEs and FHA have provided over $150 billion in multifamily green loans, conserving energy, water, and reducing carbon emissions in properties across the country. MORE
PennyMac announced this week that it is upping conforming loan limits by almost 14% through broker and correspondent channels. The post PennyMac, UWM raise conforming loan limit ceiling appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
Technology solutions provider Covius announced Tuesday that it is integrating the Stavvy platform into its loss mitigation and loan modification solutions. Before Ginnie Mae’s announcement, only Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and loans securitized outside of the GSEs were potentially RON-eligible. MORE
Earlier in the month, PennyMac Financial and United Wholesale Mortgage publicly announced that they are each raising their conforming loan ceilings by 14%, nearly two months ahead of the Federal Housing Finance Agency ‘s official decree. MORE
The bank, through its residential mortgage-backed securities conduit, Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust , has securitized some 45,000 reperforming loans valued in aggregate at $6.8 And they are truly scratch-and-dent loans. Global lender Citigroup is capitalizing on a vibrant U.S. MORE
With renewed attention towards the manufactured housing space, the FHA moved this week to provide updated guidance to its Title I loan program, making it easier to understand and use for lenders. The post FHA’s manufactured housing loan program gets a facelift appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
For servicers and subservicers, compliance with federal and state regulations is a top priority, especially given today’s record high loan volumes driven by historically low rates. It’s critical to quickly evaluate the success rate of a loan by identifying and correcting errors in real time. MORE
To the surprise of virtually no one, loan officer commissions started to head south in the third quarter, dropping 17% year-over-year, according to SimpleNexus ’ third quarter mortgage loan compensation report. loans per month in Q3 2021, versus an average of 9.0 MORE
It is an eventful week within the Slack channels of Knock , and an anxiety-filled one for the company’s about 50 loan officers. Knock loan officers draw a median salary of about $75,000 a year, according to these company sources. MORE
The process of vetting loan pools assembled for private-label securitization deals is, to a degree, like sausage-making. The concept is simple: A random sample of loans is selected for due-diligence review from a larger pool of loans that often numbers in the thousands. MORE
Mortgage rates increased significantly across all loan types last week as the Federal Reserve ’s signaling of tighter policy ahead pushed U.S. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity dipped to 3.1 % of total loan applications. Mortgage applications climbed 1.4% MORE
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced new conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2021: $548,250. In 2016, the FHFA increased the Fannie and Freddie conforming loan limit for the first time in 10 years, and since then, the loan limit has gone up by $131,250. MORE
loanDepot announced this week that it will begin servicing Ginnie Mae loans in-house, following a 2021 decision to do the same for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -backed loans. The post loanDepot brings Ginnie Mae loan servicing in-house appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
Ahead of its initial public offering slated for mid-December, United Wholesale Mortgage is offering mortgage rates below 2% on FHA loans through its Conquest Program. on FHA loans, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday. MORE
Higher rates led to the “slowest pace of refinance activity in over two years,” mainly among FHA and VA loans, Kan said in a statement. Regarding purchase applications, the average loan size set a record at $418,500. with new record average loan size appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
Do I need to pay off my student loans before buying my first home? What it really comes down to is whether or not you feel comfortable paying a mortgage (and all the other fun expenses that come with having a home), while also paying off student loans. MORE
I have a refinance client in California and they own a geodesic dome home,” said Glessner, a senior loan officer at Draper & Kramer Mortgage in Englewood, Colorado. Lonnie Glessner isn’t normally one to turn down business. But with origination volume expected to exceed $3.4 MORE
The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance also decreased three basis points to 1.99%, and Ginnie Mae loans decreased three basis points to 5.10%. The forbearance share for portfolio loans and private-label securities (PLS) decreased five basis points to 7.92%. MORE
If you’re a first-time homebuyer (or you already own a home), you’ve heard of mortgage loans. You have your conventional loans, FHA loans, VA loans, USDA loans and so on. Yes, we’re talking about a bridge loan. The post What is a bridge loan? MORE
Given massive year-over-year gains in home prices , the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is increasing its 2021 loan limit in most of the U.S. to $356,362, an increase of nearly $25,000 over 2020’s loan limit of $331,760. In 125 counties, FHA’s loan limits will remain unchanged. MORE
Sanjiv Das, CEO of Caliber Home Loans , is stepping down as CEO of the company, less than one year after New Residential Investment Corp. The post Caliber Home Loans CEO Sanjiv Das steps down appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
With more borrowers exiting forbearance in the prior week, the share of loans in forbearance declined across all loan types. Approximately 23.95% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial stage, while 74.49% are in a forbearance extension. The U.S. MORE
MAXEX , a digital exchange platform for buying and selling residential loans, announced on Wednesday the launch of two new lending programs in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase for green energy home improvements. Both programs are offered for loan values from $400,000 to $3 million. MORE
Texas-based mortgage lender Caliber Home Loans is the latest mortgage firm to ride the IPO wave, filing paperwork to potentially go public this year at a valuation north of $2 billion, according to a new report. The post Caliber Home Loans plans $2B-plus IPO appeared first on HousingWire. MORE
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Wednesday that due to “low usage” it is no longer extending expirations on certain temporary loan origination flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. MORE
Over half of non-homeowning millennials (60%) say student loan debt is delaying them from purchasing a home, making them the population most affected by student debt , according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2021 impact of student loan debt report. MORE
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JANUARY 12, 2022
Mortgage rates increased significantly across all loan types last week as the Federal Reserve ’s signaling of tighter policy ahead pushed U.S. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity dipped to 3.1 % of total loan applications. Mortgage applications climbed 1.4%
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Redwood completed more than $1 billion worth of private-label securitizations involving jumbo and business-purpose loans in the third quarter of this year alone, U.S. High balance loans divert capital and other resources to activity that does nothing to promote affordable housing.”.
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Housing Wire
MARCH 25, 2021
If you’re a first-time homebuyer (or you already own a home), you’ve heard of mortgage loans. You have your conventional loans, FHA loans, VA loans, USDA loans and so on. Yes, we’re talking about a bridge loan. The post What is a bridge loan?
Housing Wire
JANUARY 31, 2021
The post Loan servicing solutions appeared first on HousingWire. Sponsored Content Loan servicing Loan Servicing Solutions loan servicing special reports Magazine Special Reports
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 1, 2021
PennyMac announced this week that it is upping conforming loan limits by almost 14% through broker and correspondent channels. The post PennyMac, UWM raise conforming loan limit ceiling appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week that it is extending the timeframe for borrowers to request loan deferment. According to the VA’s circular, servicers may continue offering loan deferment until July 1, 2023, thus pushing the deadline nearly two additional years.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 2, 2021
On Tuesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency revealed the much-anticipated conforming loan limits for 2022, with the baseline number jumping by 18% to $647,200. It’s the largest-ever annual increase in the size of loans eligible to be bought by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Housing Wire
MARCH 3, 2021
MAXEX , a digital exchange platform for buying and selling residential loans, announced on Wednesday the launch of two new lending programs in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase for green energy home improvements. Both programs are offered for loan values from $400,000 to $3 million.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced new conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2021: $548,250. In 2016, the FHFA increased the Fannie and Freddie conforming loan limit for the first time in 10 years, and since then, the loan limit has gone up by $131,250.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 16, 2021
It is an eventful week within the Slack channels of Knock , and an anxiety-filled one for the company’s about 50 loan officers. Knock loan officers draw a median salary of about $75,000 a year, according to these company sources.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 2, 2020
According to the report, the portfolio-held and private labeled security loans were largely responsible for the recent increase, with forbearance share gaining from 7.1% to 7.3% – a total of 28,000 new loans in forbearance.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 5, 2022
The Federal Housing Finance Agency introduced new upfront fees on Wednesday for some high-balance and second-home loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Upfront fees for high balance loans will increase between 0.25% and 0.75%, tiered by loan-to-value ratio.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Given massive year-over-year gains in home prices , the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is increasing its 2021 loan limit in most of the U.S. to $356,362, an increase of nearly $25,000 over 2020’s loan limit of $331,760. In 125 counties, FHA’s loan limits will remain unchanged.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The process of vetting loan pools assembled for private-label securitization deals is, to a degree, like sausage-making. The concept is simple: A random sample of loans is selected for due-diligence review from a larger pool of loans that often numbers in the thousands.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 24, 2022
Sanjiv Das, CEO of Caliber Home Loans , is stepping down as CEO of the company, less than one year after New Residential Investment Corp. The post Caliber Home Loans CEO Sanjiv Das steps down appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 19, 2022
Higher rates led to the “slowest pace of refinance activity in over two years,” mainly among FHA and VA loans, Kan said in a statement. Regarding purchase applications, the average loan size set a record at $418,500. with new record average loan size appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 10, 2021
In the world of mortgage-financing, there exists a product line defined by what it is not — non-qualified mortgage (non-QM), non-prime, non-agency or an alternative-documentation loan. Angel Oak, through its affiliates, both originates and securitizes non-QM loans.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The bank, through its residential mortgage-backed securities conduit, Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust , has securitized some 45,000 reperforming loans valued in aggregate at $6.8 And they are truly scratch-and-dent loans. Global lender Citigroup is capitalizing on a vibrant U.S.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 29, 2021
Over $4 trillion in originations made its way through the housing market last year, and new data from mortgage software firm LBA Ware revealed that by the end of 2020, loan officers played every last card in their deck to get those deals closed by New Years.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 6, 2022
Technology solutions provider Covius announced Tuesday that it is integrating the Stavvy platform into its loss mitigation and loan modification solutions. Before Ginnie Mae’s announcement, only Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and loans securitized outside of the GSEs were potentially RON-eligible.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2020
I have a refinance client in California and they own a geodesic dome home,” said Glessner, a senior loan officer at Draper & Kramer Mortgage in Englewood, Colorado. Lonnie Glessner isn’t normally one to turn down business. But with origination volume expected to exceed $3.4
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
In the decade since Fannie Mae launched the industry’s first multifamily green initiative, the GSEs and FHA have provided over $150 billion in multifamily green loans, conserving energy, water, and reducing carbon emissions in properties across the country.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 4, 2022
loanDepot announced this week that it will begin servicing Ginnie Mae loans in-house, following a 2021 decision to do the same for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -backed loans. The post loanDepot brings Ginnie Mae loan servicing in-house appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The integration will see Polly’s Pricing Engine incorporate Blends POS via API connectivity – giving LOs the capability to capture financial data while simultaneously determining loan pricing and terms.
Housing Wire
JULY 6, 2021
The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance also decreased three basis points to 1.99%, and Ginnie Mae loans decreased three basis points to 5.10%. The forbearance share for portfolio loans and private-label securities (PLS) decreased five basis points to 7.92%.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
With more borrowers exiting forbearance in the prior week, the share of loans in forbearance declined across all loan types. Approximately 23.95% of total loans in forbearance are in the initial stage, while 74.49% are in a forbearance extension. The U.S.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Over half of non-homeowning millennials (60%) say student loan debt is delaying them from purchasing a home, making them the population most affected by student debt , according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2021 impact of student loan debt report.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Sales of reperforming loans nosedived in 2020 as the pandemic took root in America, but sales volume appears to have recovered with vigor, based on an analysis of RPL offerings for government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday extended COVID-19 foreclosure and forbearance moratoriums for FHA and USDA loans to June 30, 2021. This announcement follows FHFA action last week to extend moratoriums for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The U.S.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
With renewed attention towards the manufactured housing space, the FHA moved this week to provide updated guidance to its Title I loan program, making it easier to understand and use for lenders. The post FHA’s manufactured housing loan program gets a facelift appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Ahead of its initial public offering slated for mid-December, United Wholesale Mortgage is offering mortgage rates below 2% on FHA loans through its Conquest Program. on FHA loans, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Housing Wire
MARCH 25, 2021
Do I need to pay off my student loans before buying my first home? What it really comes down to is whether or not you feel comfortable paying a mortgage (and all the other fun expenses that come with having a home), while also paying off student loans.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 31, 2021
For servicers and subservicers, compliance with federal and state regulations is a top priority, especially given today’s record high loan volumes driven by historically low rates. It’s critical to quickly evaluate the success rate of a loan by identifying and correcting errors in real time.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
To the surprise of virtually no one, loan officer commissions started to head south in the third quarter, dropping 17% year-over-year, according to SimpleNexus ’ third quarter mortgage loan compensation report. loans per month in Q3 2021, versus an average of 9.0
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Loan origination-related consumer complaints rose significantly over the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ’s (CFPB) report published last week.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Texas-based mortgage lender Caliber Home Loans is the latest mortgage firm to ride the IPO wave, filing paperwork to potentially go public this year at a valuation north of $2 billion, according to a new report. The post Caliber Home Loans plans $2B-plus IPO appeared first on HousingWire.
Housing Wire
APRIL 21, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Wednesday that due to “low usage” it is no longer extending expirations on certain temporary loan origination flexibilities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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