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MV Realty files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

Right-to-list agreement firm MV Realty has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 33 states. MV Realty currently faces lawsuits in multiple states for allegedly misleading consumers and homeowners. If the homeowner breaks the agreement or decides to terminate it early, they must pay the firm 6% of the appraised value of the home.

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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. Meanwhile, investors declined to purchase loans from lenders because they expected rates to decline and homeowners to refinance out of their higher-rate mortgages.

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Porch Group’s insurance carrier Homeowners of America placed under regulatory supervision

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Porch Group announced that its insurance subsidiary Homeowners of America (HOA) has been placed under temporary supervision by Texas regulators. The announcement comes in the wake of bankruptcy of allegations of fraudulent activity against reinsurer Vesttoo Ltd , which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August.

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Opinion: How did homeowners get into home equity prison?

Housing Wire

The home equity prison Does this scenario sound familiar compared to the situations of the homeowners that you are encountering lately in your real estate business? If any of this resonates with your personal experience in the current market, you have officially entered the realm of interacting with homeowners in the post-pandemic economy.

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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Now Sandoval, who was featured earlier this year in a Wall Street Journal article , is the one knocking on the doors of homeowners facing foreclosure or other distressed circumstances. She wants to offer those homeowners the resources and care that her mom and stepdad didn’t experience. “I There is nothing like that face to face.

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Mr. Cooper, U.S. Bank and PNC Bank settle DOJ servicing case

Housing Wire

In all, the Justice Department said the three lenders didn’t comply with federal bankruptcy procedures, which affected a total of 76,000 accounts beginning in 2011. The bank also waived approximately $43 million in fees across its mortgage servicing portfolio, including for borrowers in bankruptcy. In all, Mr. Cooper, U.S.

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What happens after the Fed’s rate hike?

Housing Wire

One of the unsung heroes of the most prolonged economic and job expansion ever recorded in history was the passing of the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act and the 2010 qualified mortgage rule under Dodd-Frank. As we can see below, the bankruptcy levels were extremely high before the bankruptcy law was passed in 2005.