Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

Rocket Mortgage is throwing a big incentive at spring homebuyers, offering them up to $10,000 in closing cost credits if they work with a real estate agent through its affiliate, Rocket Homes. of their loan amount to put toward closing costs, helping defray upfront costs.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

The share of piggybacked Federal Housing Administration (FHA) home purchase loans rose by more than seven percentage points from June 2022 to June 2024, going from 10.8% for conventional purchase loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. for conventional purchase loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bank of America recently announced a loan for lower-income households that doesn’t require homebuyers to come up with a downpayment or closing costs, and doesn’t base the loan on a minimum FICO score. Are we really doing those types of loans and promoting homeownership again without understanding the risks?

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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. For example, a conventional loan lets you put as little as 3% down.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. Earlier in my life, I was directed away from using a VA loan when I purchased my first home. A VA loan is a mortgage partially backed by the U.S.

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Keeping Current Matters

MAY 17, 2021

Saving for a down payment is the main cost that comes to mind for many, but budgeting for the closing costs required to get a mortgage is just as important. What Are Closing Costs? According to Trulia : “ When you close on a home, a number of fees are due. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is the target of a class-action-seeking lawsuit alleging it orchestrated a scheme with mortgage brokers to apply excess fees and costs to borrowers. UWM turns this process on its head by corrupting brokers and tricking homebuyers into paying billions of dollars more in costs and fees.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Ben Slayton’s Legacy Home Loans , the largest Black-led mortgage banking firm in the country, has launched a special purpose credit program for prospective Black borrowers in six cities across the country. The SPCP loan program will be piloted in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. The loan will cover an 11-month maximum build period with a one-month modification.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. Homeowners in 2020 turned to renovation loans roughly as much as they did in 2019, originating $51.7 billion in renovation loans — compared to $51.6 billion in 2019.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac jointly announced this week that they have entered a new critical edit phase for their Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) as of Nov. 6, informing lenders that they must address quality issues for “fatal data points” before delivering loans to either of the government-sponsored enterprises.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Rocket Mortgage is now offering a conventional loan option for buyers who want to purchase or refinance a manufactured home, which expands the home financing options in a rapidly shrinking industry. With interest rates now at 14-year highs, the cost of homeownership is becoming an issue for most prospective home buyers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Freddie Mac will offer a $2,500 credit for very low-income purchase borrowers to help with down payment and closing costs amid elevated interest rates and low housing supply. The credit can be used for down payments, closing costs, escrow and mortgage insurance premiums.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

Chicago-headquartered lender Guaranteed Rate has expanded its program to approve loans within 24 hours nationwide. billion in closed loan volume, according to the lender. billion in closed loan volume, according to the lender. The program first rolled out to a select group of customers in 2022, resulting in $1.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

In a letter submitted to FHA commissioner Julia Gordon and FHFA director Sandra Thompson on Thursday, the Community Home Lenders of America ( CHLA ) expressed concern that the cost of employment verifications charged by Equifax is “excessive” as income verification is required for both during loan underwriting and just before closing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

For example, about two weeks ago, Quicken Loans advertised a “limited-time” rate of 1.99% on 15-year mortgages. The company also said: “Since every borrower’s situation is different, interested loan officers can price out this specific product in UWM’s EASE system or call their AE [account executive] for more information.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Lock ‘n’ Roll program is eligible for conventional and government fixed-rate loans, with the lock period being a minimum of 60 days, according to its website. With 466 branches across the country, the lender has more than 1,910 active loan officers, according to mortgage data platform Modex.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2021

More than ever, borrowers want and expect to close their loans digitally, from the initial loan application through the final review and approval of their loan package. But while eClosings are convenient, it can be challenging to offer the same level of customer service online as with in-person closings.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” the update said. The original effective date as announced last fall remains in effect, which will be April 29, 2024.

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Keeping Current Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In the United States, there are many valuable benefits available to Veterans, including VA home loans. For over 75 years, VA home loans have provided millions of Veterans and their families the opportunity to purchase their own homes. 306,879 VA home loans were made without a down payment. Bottom Line.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5% VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. points from the 7.5%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The product is available for qualified borrowers with an existing FHA loan who are looking to lower their monthly mortgage payment, reduce their interest rate, shorten their loan term or get out of an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), the company explained. Better does not check income on FHA streamline refi loans.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I want to push a button and have everything done for me and see my results without having to go to the county website, or go hop on Zillow and check this, or go check closing costs, or go to the title and escrow company to find out what the fees are for something. This interview has been edited for length and clarify.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top 10 mortgage lender and servicer Newrez is partnering with Newzip , a tech-enabled real estate platform, to roll out a program aimed to save buyers and sellers on credit costs. They will also be offered closing cost credits of up to 0.5% They will also be offered closing cost credits of up to 0.5%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But the good news is, more buyers have become aware of down payment assistance (DPA) options and are tapping into available resources for help, said Susanne Saller, a senior consultant at Caliber Home Loans. Every call I get, if they are first-time homebuyers, they ask, ‘Where can I get money for a down payment or closing costs?’”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In 2023, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced plans to make it easier to buy a home and close the racial homeownership gap in the United States. Specifically, title and settlement fees have been characterized as a high-burden and regressive (costing proportionally more for low- and moderate-income borrowers) cost to borrowers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Loan officers and mortgage executives expect home sellers and homebuyers to negotiate more aggressively on commission paid to buyer agents, potentially bringing costs down. NEXA has always been focused on purchase loans , which means some of its LOs do significant business with buyers’ agents.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Your lender is going to require an adequate home insurance policy before they’ll close on your loan. If you forget to secure one or your policy start date doesn’t align with your closing, it could throw things off schedule. Many lenders will re-check your credit just before closing on your loan. Credit problems.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

At the moment, IPCs “include concessions from the seller to the buyer for items that are traditionally paid by the buyer such as loan closing costs or rate buy-downs,” but as buyer agents are customarily paid by the listing agent, their fees are excluded from caps on the IPCs. Sellers or buyers can pay the buyer’s agent’s fees.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

For loans backed by Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ), it is a matter of law. Likewise, for FHA loans, you’d need to pass an Act of Congress, while Veterans would need to convince the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that a change is in the best interest of veterans, taxpayers, and investors. But this is much easier said than done.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

First-generation homebuyers as a cohort are “less likely to receive financial assistance from parents to help with the down payment and other upfront costs when purchasing a home,” according to Freddie Mac. Identification of a loan under these conditions is currently optional, the bulletin explained.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And the soaring costs will hit as lenders try to dig out from multiple years of financial losses and mass layoffs. However, this is just one among many credit reporting costs for lenders, who must also absorb additional fees from credit bureaus and tri-merge resellers applied downstream. In early November, Fair Isaac Corp.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Roberts and thousands of other loan officers across the country continue to be hampered by a serious inventory shortage , which results in heavy competition for fewer deals. Strategies to differentiate themselves include buying leads, providing niche loans and getting on builders’ preferred lender list.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Closing fee-related compliance tool provider LodeStar is integrating with title insurance provider Stewart , the companies said Monday. Users can also streamline cost estimates and documents mandated by the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) such as the Loan Estimate (LE).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Biden will also call for “lower homebuying and refinancing closing costs and crack down on corporate actions that rip off renters,” according to the White House announcement. This would act as an equivalent to reducing the mortgage rate by more than 1.5% on a median-priced home for two years, and it is estimated to “help more than 3.5

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

Discussing the product in broad strokes to inform people who may not be aware of them, Royster explains the basic mechanics of reverse mortgage eligibility, obligations and costs. There are no monthly payments, but interest and fees are added to the loan balance each month,” she said. “So,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A total of 224 programs will fund certain upfront loan fees including the upfront mortgage insurance premium on FHA loans , the funding fee on VA loans and the guarantee fees on USDA loans. About 74% of the 2,256 homebuyer assistance programs are down payment and closing cost assistance programs.

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