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

Housing Wire

With several top 10 reverse mortgage lenders now active in some form within the U.S. Executive leaders there pointed to the performance of the company’s proprietary loan products and trends in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) space as favorable.

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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. According to mortgage tech platform Modex , it originated $3.3 “As a result of the sharp rise in mortgage rates, the Debtor’s top-line revenues declined by over 70%.”

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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. Customers Bank, in a motion filed with the bankruptcy court, explains that it is party to “two financing arrangements” with FGMC.

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Origins: When a reverse mortgage saved a client from bankruptcy

Housing Wire

After initially entering the mortgage business in 2003 following a career change from accounting, Rick Rodriguez was reading a book about mortgages that included a chapter on the reverse mortgage product. This led him to an experience that convinced him that the product had a place in the wider mortgage ecosystem.

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Tough Calls: Lessons from Volcker, inflation, and the Fed’s crossroads

Housing Wire

But by 1986, inflation was defeated (1.9%), mortgage rates fell to 10%, and the Beastie Boys released License to Ill. The chart below reflects mortgage-backed securities overlaid with monthly nonfarm payroll numbers for 2024. Of all economic reports affecting mortgage rates , this one is the big kahuna.

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Newrez to lay off 317 employees in Colorado

Housing Wire

It follows the the lender’s recent acquisition of Computershare Mortgage Services and its affiliate Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS). mortgage lender, originated $10.8 billion in mortgages in first-quarter 2024, up 55.2% year over year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. Newrez, a top-five U.S.

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Reverse mortgage volume and securities issuance trend lower in December

Housing Wire

When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary : “thud.” One of the top 10 lenders that posted gains, however, was Open Mortgage. This is a different situation.” This represents $15.6

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