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Nonbank Hometown Lenders files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Hometown Lenders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Alabama, blaming the Federal Reserve’s policy to curb inflation for its debacle. Warehouse lender Flagstar Bank , which has a lawsuit filed against Hometown Lenders , has the largest unsecured claim, $20.1 million), investor Freddie Mac ($3.4

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Warehouse lenders stung by FGMC’s bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Recent pleadings filed in the bankruptcy case of First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. FGMC and its affiliate, Maverick II Holdings LLC , on June 30 filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Samples reveals in his declaration that FGMC was hemorrhaging cash just prior to filing for bankruptcy protection — posting a $23.3

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A closer look at investor attitudes and trends in reverse mortgage stocks

Housing Wire

There’s always that push and pull between the long-term potential and the challenges the industry has faced, especially after regulatory changes affecting the amount of draws and more recently, the RMF bankruptcy.” FOA and Ellington have each compensated UBS or its affiliates within the past 12 months.

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Ginnie Mae fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

Housing Wire

District Court for the Northern District of Texas , Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) saying the warehouse lender lacks standing and discounts the authority the government has to extinguish a lender from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program.

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This global investment firm wants to become a non-QM rainmaker

Housing Wire

We expect it to be a challenging [mortgage] market from a volume perspective due to interest rates and credit spreads,” said David Pelka, head of RMBS business and a principal at CarVal. Non-QM mortgages also go to a slice of borrowers facing credit challenges — such as a recent bankruptcy or slightly out-of-bounds credit scores.

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There’s more blood on the tracks in the non-QM market

Housing Wire

That’s based on a comparison of the principal balance of the loans on the books and their fair market value as reported by the REIT as of that date. The principal balance of WMC’s residential whole loan portfolio at June 30 stood at $1.24 It’s volatile out there. Non-QM lender First Guaranty Mortgage Corp.

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New MBA securities proposal mentions HMBS 2.0 as ‘logistical template’

Housing Wire

This would aim to address liquidity challenges that plagued the reverse mortgage business stemming from the late 2022 bankruptcy of a major lender , the run-up in interest rates and a precipitous drop in loan volume. is designed to enable the acquisition of loans from an HMBS pool above the existing 98% maximum claim amount (MCA) requirement.