Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

MISMO , the real estate finance industrys standards organization, on Thursday announced its board of directors for 2025. MISMO board members, who represent a cross-section of the residential and commercial real estate finance industries, are responsible for overseeing the organization and serve two-year terms.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

Finance of America Companies on Wednesday told investors that it managed to increase in originations in 2021, but a more competitive landscape reduced margins and, consequently, the company’s net income. Finance of America funded $35.6 billion in 2021, up 9% compared to 2020, mainly due to reverse and commercial businesses.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Finance of America posted steep losses in the second quarter and has pledged to eliminate a significant percentage of its workforce to contain the financial fallout. Spreads on both agency and non agency mortgages increased to new highs in a matter of weeks,” Johan Gericke, CFO of Finance of America, told analysts.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Finance of America Companies (FOA) has entered into an agreement to sell the operational assets of its Finance of America Commercial vertical to Roc Capital Holdings LLC. Upon closing of the [deal], the company will no longer have a reportable commercial originations segment.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) detailed some of its ambitions in appealing to senior borrowers, which includes new TV commercials that feature former American Advisors Group (AAG) turned FOA spokesman Tom Selleck. It noted that mortgage rate declines are expected to make a difference in Q3 results.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Fast-rising interest rates hit Finance of America Companies hard in the first quarter of 2022 and the company cut almost 600 jobs compared to one year ago. . The executive mentioned that recently the company consolidated the wholesale channels in mortgage and commercial businesses to bring efficiency and enhance cross-sell.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Though most commonly thought of for residential deals, real estate agents can also help people buy, sell or rent commercial properties, land and more. Whether you’re looking to start a career in real estate, already have one or are involved in real estate transactions, you may find yourself wondering about industry terminology and job titles.

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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. FOA added that more than 90% of the parties to the 2025 unsecured debt agreement agreed with the restructuring.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

There is an endless supply of real estate statistics out there, but what the heck do you do with all of them? Well, the old saying knowledge is power rings very true here. So read through these real estate statistics, commit them to memory and use them as fuel in your real estate conversations. Why are real estate statistics important for agents?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

This collaboration has brought on the truest sense of community.” – Bill Dallas, president of Finance of America Mortgage. Still, few bring the degree of holistic focus of Finance of America Cares (FOA Cares), which aims its generosity at both the wider world and the workforce within Finance of America.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The rating agencies and bond market have recognized the pristine nature of [residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS] and are rewarding that over time with tighter and tighter spreads, which allows for better financing, which then allows for better pricing ultimately back to the borrower,” Warden said. “My

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Kathryn Amor, chief product officer at Finance of America Companies, spoke during the event’s mortgage purchase market panel about what Finance of America Reverse (FAR) beings to the table for the larger parent company. While the total number of reverse mortgage industry professionals present at HW Annual in Frisco, Tex.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Blackstone Group -controlled Finance of America posted record margins and originations in the third quarter , ahead of its public offering via a blank check company in 2021. After the merger, Finance of America is slated to receive a $250 million investment from institutional investors. Presented by: WFG. billion valuation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2022

Finance of America CEO Patti Cook. In February, Finance of America CEO Patti Cook announced her retirement after a successful career in finance that spanned 45 years. HousingWire sat down with this Woman of Influence winner to find out some of the important lessons she learned along the way. There was no safety net.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) had a chance to meet up with Medina Cicak, Heartland Bank s chief commercial officer in Australia , and Keira Billot, the New Zealand -based general manager of retail and reverse mortgages. Occasionally, U.S.-based Why make the trip? the pair said. they explained.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

This increased flow of funds appears to be driven by strengthening macro factors that favor residential mortgages over other yield assets such as commercial real estate (CRE) and commercial (C&I) loans. This is resulting in new balance sheet strategies for institutional investors.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Guaranteed Rate this week walked away from negotiations to acquire Finance of America ’s forward mortgage retail channel, which may result in FoA closing the division, sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations told HousingWire. year-over-year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. It also added that Oct. The company ranked no.

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The Close

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Stabilize & Season Your Current Rental Property If you plan to finance multiple rental properties, start by stabilizing your current one. Also, be aware that some lenders have a “seasoning period,” essentially how long you’ve owned or financed the property. Let’s break it down into six easy steps.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Heartland Bank , the leading reverse mortgage lender in Australia and New Zealand , will rebrand its dedicated reverse mortgage division from “Heartland Finance” to “Heartland Bank” following a recent acquisition and a repositioning of its offerings. “We experienced an inflation rate of 3.1%

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Global asset manager Bain Capital announced Monday that it has acquired a controlling stake in Archwest Capital , a California -based company that offers financing to residential real estate investors. Archwest provides business-purpose financing for single-family and multifamily homes, as well as mixed-use and commercial properties.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, Flagstar produced $14.2 The investment aims to strengthen the bank’s balance sheet amid a confidence crisis related to its commercial real estate loan portfolio. Flagstar Bank has made changes to its third-party origination (TPO) channel leadership. lender in the space.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Roemanu , the holding company for Toorak Capital Partners and Merchants Mortgage , announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Finance of America executive Charles Macintosh as its chief operating officer. Founded in 2016, it connects small-balance residential and commercial mortgage originators with institutional capital.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Guaranteed Rate announced Wednesday it will air a 60-second commercial featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Dustin Poirier and NASCAR driver Ryan Newman during Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Feb. Strategies lenders should adopt from direct to consumer lending. Our new ‘Believe You Will’ campaign is authentically us.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Last July, the company sold its title insurance business to Essent Group , followed by strategic changes in September including a transition of its offshore-based operations to a team in the Philippines and the sale of “certain operations” of its home improvement lending business to Aqua Finance.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Planet Home Lending is an originator, correspondent lender , servicer and subservicer of agency and nonagency residential and commercial mortgages. Founded in 2007, it was the only top 10 national lender to grow its sales volume on a year-over-year basis in the first half of 2023, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

banks to fail in the coming months because of declining values and defaults in their commercial real estate loan portfolios. We have identified the banks that have high commercial real estate concentrations, particularly office and retail and other [property types] that have been affected a lot,” Powell said. “We FDIC), banks held $2.78

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

The Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) shows that Norcom — as well as Third Party Origination Go and TPO Go — is listed as a trade name under Norwich Commercial Group Inc. year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. which had 142 sponsored loan officers and 41 active branches as of April 11.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Wednesday updated its capital requirements for private mortgage insurers and allowed rules established during the COVID-19 pandemic to sunset. They establish limits for assets backed by residential or commercial real estate and mitigate the impact if the assets lose value.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) plans to sell its retail mortgage division and shut down its forward wholesale channel, multiple sources told HousingWire. . year-over-year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. The company ranked no. 33 among the top U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) on Tuesday announced updates and new details for a previously announced exchange offer , which would swap current investor bonds due in 2025 with new bonds due one to four years later. 25, when the deal is set to expire, the company said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

These increases came despite a 2% annual decline in the number of refinance orders opened per day and flat growth in the number of commercial orders opened per day. Commercial volumes continue to be resilient and consistent.” The firm’s title segment reported $1.7 Refis are holding steady at roughly 1,000 per day at the current floor.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

market share, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. In January 2024, the bank suffered a confidence crisis after reporting a net loss in the last quarter of 2023 due to a provision for loan losses of $552 million, mainly impacted by its exposure to commercial real estate loans. billion in volume and a 12.3%

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Former employees at Finance of America Mortgage LLC (FAM) are transitioning to American Pacific Mortgage (APM), as the company will shut down by the end of the year, a source with knowledge of the process told HousingWire. . Multichannel lender Finance of America Companies Inc. (FoA)

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2023

“Christine is a passionate and influential leader in real estate finance and is a terrific choice to lead MBA and its members through the challenges and opportunities our industry faces,” said Matt Rocco , the 2023 MBA chairman and president of Colliers Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) has laid off hundreds of employees across several rounds in the second and third quarters of 2022. Amid changes to the nonbank lender’s C-Suite and business lines, veteran mortgage executive Bill Dallas left his position as president of Finance of America Mortgage in March. .

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The decision will not impact the commercial mortgage business. Inside Mortgage Finance reported that Santander residential production totaled $2.7 The Spanish bank said it will continue to service current loans and honor pending borrowers’ applications. billion in 2020, but there are no figures for 2021. regulators. trillion in 2022.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Less than a year after coming to the rescue of Signature Bank during the market turmoil of March 2023, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) faces a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate loans. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, Flagstar originated $15.7 billion in mortgages in 2023.

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