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After implosion, FGMC files for bankruptcy

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FGMC) and its affiliate Maverick II Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Wednesday. . The company said the bankruptcy action has no impact on closed mortgages, which are already serviced by third parties. The debtor-in-possession financing, however, needs the Delaware bankruptcy court’s approval.

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Nonbank Hometown Lenders files for bankruptcy

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Hometown Lenders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Alabama, blaming the Federal Reserve’s policy to curb inflation for its debacle. ” The lender closed on October 13, 2023, amid a challenging mortgage market. The Modex data shows that it originated about $900 million in loans that year.

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Warehouse lenders stung by FGMC’s bankruptcy

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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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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Although completed foreclosure auctions have plateaued in 2024 at less than half of pre-pandemic levels, the number of delinquent mortgages is close to pre-pandemic levels, according to an Auction.com analysis of public record data from ATTOM Data Solutions and survey data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). There is a lot of fear.”

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Mortgage lender AmeriFirst Financial files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, just two months after it got back into the forward mortgage origination business. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware. Other creditors in the AmeriFirst bankruptcy with unsecured claims exceeding $500,000 include – RCP Customized Credit Fund ($5.97 In 2022, AmeriFirst closed $2.5

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Origins: When a reverse mortgage saved a client from bankruptcy

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This guy was in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy at the time, was behind on credit cards and on his mortgage, and was on the verge of losing his house. He also had mobility challenges, so Rodriguez assisted with filing court documents in conjunction with the reverse mortgage origination process in order to address the bankruptcy.

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CFPB received fewer reverse mortgage complaints in 2024

Housing Wire

Most of the other half stemmed from trying to communicate with the company to fix an issue related to modification, forbearance, short sale, deed-in-lieu, bankruptcy, or foreclosure, according to the database. And about 10% of the total share of complaints were related to issues with loan closings.

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