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Milwaukee housing authority reportedly ‘misused’ millions in federal funds

Housing Wire

In April 2023, federal auditors were confounded by $3 million in unexplained variances in HACMs balances, and the prior finance team came up with nothing after an investigation lasting nearly two years. But HACM recently appointed Brad Leak to its finance team, moving to make him the CFO last month.

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After implosion, FGMC files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

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

Housing Wire

stock market, companies like Finance of America (FOA) and Ellington Financial — the parent of reverse lender Longbridge Financial — have recently released their third-quarter 2024 earnings results. With several top 10 reverse mortgage lenders now active in some form within the U.S.

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Modular homebuilding startup Veev on the verge of bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Veev said at the time that the funding would be used to scale its operations, accelerate its research and development, and expand construction into new markets. In March 2022 , Veev raised a $400 million Series D led by BOND , while LenX , Zeev Ventures , JLL Spark Global Ventures , and Fifth Wall also participated in the round.

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Guaranteed Rate to acquire Stearns Lending

Housing Wire

In a statement confirming the deal Tuesday afternoon, Guaranteed Rate said the acquisition of Stearns would enable a boost in retail loan originations and further scale its JV platform, while also developing “new multichannel capabilities.” This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.

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FAR parent updates investors on AAG integration, business performance

Housing Wire

The company also said it “continues to evaluate new products to reach additional segments of the population facing a retirement gap,” and describes recent reverse mortgage industry consolidation following influential industry changes in 2017 and the 2022 bankruptcy of Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF). “As

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Ginnie Mae files slew of documents, opposes summary judgment motion in TCB court case

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), last week filed a slew of new documents in their court case against Texas Capital Bank (TCB). The government’s motion which is based solely on a forum selection clause in the pre-bankruptcy Tail Agreement fails for at least three independent reasons.” Attorneys for the U.S.