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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. They require the company to pay over their contributions to a deferred compensation plan maintained with the Principal Financial Group. This account currently has $750,000.

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

Housing Wire

In the case of FOA — the current industry leader — the earnings results were robust. While Ellington’s results were softer in comparison , company leaders remain bullish on profitability prospects for Longbridge and the wider industry. With several top 10 reverse mortgage lenders now active in some form within the U.S.

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Origins: When a reverse mortgage saved a client from bankruptcy

Housing Wire

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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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 fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

Housing Wire

TCB’s contract with RMF and the bankruptcy court order also expressly stated that TCB’s right to a lien was subject to GNMA’s extinguishment rights.” Ginnie Mae, however, says that TCB is attempting “to draw a distinction between the original principal balance” and the tails, which is an argument the government claims is unsupported. “[T]he

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The 2022 housing market: A tale of two halves

Housing Wire

The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. The elevated mortgage rate environment has created a mortgage rate lockdown effect of sorts, limiting the pool of customers for the mortgage industry. Layoffs, LOs leaving the industry for good. over asking price. High octane stuff.

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Reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance trend lower in December

Housing Wire

Any time we see exits and consolidations we tend to see a dip in industry production for a time,” McCue said. “In million of [unpaid principal balance (UPB)] that may not otherwise have been issued in December.” Beyond that will depend on what happens to rates.” This is a different situation.” This is a different situation.”

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