Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

People have looked at the demographics, the under-savings of seniors and the significant amount of home equity seniors hold as a potentially large opportunity,” he said in the interview. FOA’s shares, he said, are not likely “to appreciate meaningfully from current levels.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Reali , another proptech company founded by Heller and Avrahami, shut down in 2022 after raising more than $290 million in debt and equity funding. Additionally, Veev also stopped paying interest payments on some of its properties in California. Veev was founded in California, in 2008 by Amit Heller, Ami Avrahami, and Dafna Akiva.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported that CoStar Group and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are currently competing for the data provider, though it is unclear if either have made an offer yet. The post CoStar and private equity group battle for CoreLogic appeared first on HousingWire. billion market cap.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

One of the unsung heroes of the most prolonged economic and job expansion ever recorded in history was the passing of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act and the 2010 qualified mortgage rule under Dodd-Frank. As we can see below, the bankruptcy levels were extremely high before the bankruptcy law was passed in 2005.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

They are not selling and have a lot of equity in their homes. Homeowners in 2022 also tapped into their home equity, which peaked at $11.5 trillion in the second quarter of 2022, capitalizing on home equity loans and home equity line of credit (HELOC). over asking price. High octane stuff.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2024

8 was a nearly 400-page appendix of agreement terms, program information and correspondence between Ginnie Mae, TCB and leaders at Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), the former lender at the center of the dispute that filed for bankruptcy in late 2022. The first filing made on Aug.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2024

Ginnie Mae is aiming to roll out plans for its new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product by the end of the year, according to acting president Sam Valverde, who spoke at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Eastern Regional Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. First, we must define what we mean by recession. Our general economy is not yet in a recession, but housing has been in one since the summer. Sales fall. Housing demand has fallen noticeably this year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the initial October complaint, TCB alleged that the government-owned company “extinguished, in return for no consideration, TCB’s first priority lien on tens of millions of dollars in collateral” stemming from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-sponsored Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For the traditional homeowner who bought a home many years ago and has seen their nested equity position explode higher, this isn’t much of an issue. If they lost their job, they have a lot of equity in their home, and most likely their financials have gotten better over time. It’s not an investment.”. This is what we do in America.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Bankruptcies and foreclosures After 2010, the qualified mortgage laws came into play and all the exotic loan debt structures in the system, especially in the run-up in demand from 2002 to 2005, disappeared. People have been screaming about a housing bubble crash on social media sites for over 12 years. The truth is, U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

New filings The filing, posted to the court docket on Friday morning, shows the immediate bankruptcy concern of leaders at RMF and the lack of willingness from other reverse mortgage industry participants to assume control of the full loan portfolio. It is RMF’s responsibility to find an orderly solution to its upcoming purchase obligations.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As a premier provider of innovative, high-performance software, data and analytics for mortgage and home equity lending and servicing, Black Knight is transforming the housing finance industry. The comprehensive MSP servicing system supports all areas of loan servicing for both first mortgages and home equity products. Originations.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Released on Tuesday morning, the move is a further attempt to address the well-documented liquidity challenges that have been plaguing the reverse mortgage business for most of the past year, stemming from the late 2022 bankruptcy of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), the run-up in interest rates and a precipitous drop in loan volume.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

There were also a few cases of bankruptcy. HousingWire tracked 62 mergers, acquisitions, exits and bankruptcies covered by the newsroom in 2023. bankruptcies. It’s also looking for companies to acquire — and it’s among the most aggressive lenders out there. M&A deals comprised 79% of the total, followed by 17.7% exits and 3.2%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

For existing homeowners, that’s good news because it means equity accumulation. With the majority of Fed officials expecting another rate hike by year-end, Duncan predicts a 50/50 chance of that happening, depending on how resilient the economy is against the Fed’s monetary policy. Are you optimistic this trend will continue?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Now that we are just a few days away from 2022, it’s time to take a look at the positive and the negative housing stories of 2021. Keeping it simple, mother demographics is the most powerful economic force in the world. I’ve been writing for many years that years 2020-2024 would have the best housing demographics ever recorded in history.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

At the time, the bankruptcy was being conducted by Blackstone , the private equity giant that acquired a majority stake in Stearns parent company, Stearns Holdings , back in 2015. Glenn Stearns is back, and not just on television. Glenn is the type of person I would’ve worked for again in a heartbeat.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2023 alone, the mortgage industry saw a total of 62 merger and acquisition transactions, lender exits and bankruptcies. To court more clients, Rocket launched products targeted at accumulated home equity levels and potential homebuyers who face affordability challenges. The BUY+ program provided borrowers a credit equal to 1.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Redfin plans to completely revamp its mortgage services in 2022 following the expected acquisition of Bay Equity Home Loans in the second quarter. He repeatedly mentioned that the company had fallen into bankruptcy and was “not on track” to even make a profit before subtracting operating expenses. housing market. Redfin posted $1.9

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

MSP is a single, comprehensive platform used by servicers of all sizes to support a wide range of loan products, including first mortgages and home equity loans and lines of credit on a single system. MSP is used to service approximately 36 million loans,” Black Knight President Joe Nackashi said. Anthony Jabbour, CEO.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

In September 2023 , MV Realty filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 33 states. The title industry trade group, along with AARP, have spearheaded the effort to outlaw the agreements. “We We call these unfair service agreements for a reason,” Elizabeth Blosser, the vice president of government affairs at ALTA, told HousingWire in May 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary : “thud.” Jon McCue All things considered, the drop observed last month was not a big surprise, according to Jon McCue, director of client relations at RMI.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

It’s an excellent time to discuss housing inventory. The housing market shifted in March of this year. As the 10-year yield broke above 1.94% and mortgage rates rose, we saw the impact on housing data. Purchase application data, while doing better than I thought it would with rates over 5%, is still negative year over year, and this time it’s real.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

The funds will ultimately go to companies including Mirae Asset Securities , Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services (ICBC), Flagstar Bank , Customers Bank and the bankruptcy estate of Live Well itself, according to court filings reviewed by RMD. million; Mirae receive $7.4 million; ICBC receive nearly $17.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

In December, HousingWire spoke to Flueid about the concept of instant title and why it is a misnomer for mortgage lenders. HousingWire: HousingWire recently spoke to Flueid about the concept of instant title and why it’s a misnomer for mortgage lenders. How is the idea of a “title check” different and what value does it provide to lenders?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced the launch of an inquiry into Ginnie Mae ’s monitoring of now-bankrupt lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), and its extinguishment from the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Importantly, the association said that the recent development of Ginnie Maes new, complementary Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM )-backed Securities ( HMBS ) product known as HMBS 2.0 could serve as a logistical template for such a product. This is partially aligned with some of the stated goals offered up by Ginnie Mae for HMBS 2.0,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

MAXEX is an Atlanta-based fintech company that is backed by leading private-equity and capital-markets investors, including J.P. MAXEX is an Atlanta-based fintech company that is backed by leading private-equity and capital-markets investors, including J.P. Morgan Chase.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2021

My biggest concern for housing in the years 2020-2024 was that if the demographic push in demand picks up and total home sales get over 6. 2 million , we could be at risk of housing inventory falling to such low levels that I would have to categorize this housing market as unhealthy. 2020 and 2021 easily each have over 6.2

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Realty Biz

MARCH 21, 2024

If you’re struggling financially and unable to pay your bills, you may have considered filing for bankruptcy. Filing for bankruptcy gives you a fresh start, but it stays on your credit report for up to 10 years — resulting in consequences for years to come. However, there are risks to using home equity for debt repayment.

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Realty Biz

APRIL 5, 2022

One of the frequently asked questions during today’s booming housing market is can I qualify for a mortgage during Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is a court-approved debt repayment plan where their debts are restructured over a period of three to five years. Mortgage Options During Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.

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Realty Biz

JULY 12, 2021

I’m thinking that bankruptcy might be my only option. What’s important for me to know about filing bankruptcy as a homeowner? How bankruptcies work out is highly dependent on personal circumstances. You definitely want to talk to a bankruptcy attorney before making any final decisions or taking action.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The pool of non-QM borrowers includes real estate investors, property flippers, foreign nationals, business owners, gig workers and the self-employed, as well as a smaller group of homebuyers facing credit challenges, such as past bankruptcies. In the past, we did 97% of our production in California,” Yoon said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

700 billion in taxpayer funds were authorized to help stabilize the economy in free fall in the wake of the Lehman bankruptcy and a mortgage market meltdown. Fifteen years ago, the TARP bailout bill was signed into law. And key federal agency mortgage loan programs like FHA , VA, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have fully embraced them.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

How does the company expect to manage profit amid industry consolidation , bankruptcies and attrition? Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is focused on mainly two things: the smooth transition to new owners, and lowering the cost to originate loans for lenders. What opportunities did the firm see?

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