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CFPB warns consumers about home equity contracts, comparing their features to reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this month published an issue spotlight that takes a closer look at home equity contracts, or what the industry refers to as home equity investments (HEIs) that offer a lump sum payment to clients in exchange for a stake in their home equity.

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Home equity buffer remains strong, but underwater homes rise 9%

Housing Wire

Home equity increased nationally by $281.9 year over year, according to the latest CoreLogic Homeowner Equity Report (HER), released Thursday. But the report also noted rising negative equity in some sunbelt states, along with Oregon and Washington, D.C. The average borrower had $303,000 in home equity at the end of 2024.

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Dunmor, Newfi augment partnership with minority equity investment

Housing Wire

Business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced Thursday that it has received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. According to Dunmor, the investment is an extension of an original partnership initiated in June 2024.

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Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy on Newfi partnership and the residential investment lending sector

Housing Wire

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Apollo has 16 lending platforms in the U.S.

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Private equity and insurance companies piling into residential mortgages

Housing Wire

After two years of limited demand, private equity and insurance companies are increasing their allocations to single family residential mortgages. The current stress in the CRE and C&I loan markets further highlights the advantages of residential mortgages.

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Homeowners sitting on a pile of cash with $17T in home equity: CoreLogic

Housing Wire

Home equity continued to rise in the first quarter of 2024 as residential properties with mortgages collectively gained $1.5 trillion in equity over the past year, according to a CoreLogic report released Friday. home equity over the past year brought total net equity to more than $17 trillion at the end of Q1 2024.

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Homeowners gain $2.9 trillion in equity in Q2 2021

Housing Wire

trillion in equity in the second quarter of 2021, a 29.3% The amount of equity for a property is determined by comparting the estimated current value of the property against the mortgage debt outstanding (MDO). CoreLogic based the report off of public record data for mortgaged residential properties that have a current estimated value.

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