Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Fannie Mae will now buy mortgage loans with lender-funded grants, including down payment assistance, closing costs or financial reserves. The government-sponsored enterprise will start accepting such loans immediately. The loan must be secured by a principal residence.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024, the bank announced on Thursday. This grant can be used to discount underwriting fees paid at closing, or to reduce the interest rate and down payment.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A total of 224 programs will fund certain upfront loan fees including the upfront mortgage insurance premium on FHA loans , the funding fee on VA loans and the guarantee fees on USDA loans. About 74% of the 2,256 homebuyer assistance programs are down payment and closing cost assistance programs.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Later, you may have taken out a personal or small business loan. Making a loan is all about understanding who a person is and what risk they represent. Zelle is owned by Early Warning Services, a fintech that is in turn owned by seven of the country’s largest banks, but most consumers don’t know that.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The nation’s network of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks ) expects to be required to increase its share of investments in affordable housing. The total volume should not be lower than $100 million for each bank. In the first week of October, the bank also launched a $1.5 In May, Sen.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

Quality control also ensures that mortgage loans meet investor and regulatory standards, which minimize the risk of defaults and foreclosures adversely impacting local markets. This process helps to ensure the accuracy of property values, hedging the risk of blight and preserving community stability and aesthetics.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

The grant funds can only be used toward the down payment on a Wells Fargo fixed-rate conventional loan secured by a property that will be the purchaser’s primary residence. Eligible buyers can combine the bank’s grant with other programs including — Wells Fargo’s Dream. Mortgage , and/or Closing Cost Credit.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

After all, in January 2021, 30-year loans accounted for a whopping three-quarters of all mortgage originations in the country. In fact, they could actually cost you more (often significantly more) if used incorrectly. USDA loans. If you can find a home in a USDA-eligible area, you’ll definitely want to give these loans a look.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

With the Fed gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10 basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade – not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Bank raised its FICO score requirements to 680 on FHA, VA and USDA loans. Both VA and USDA loans require zero down payment. Both VA and USDA loans require zero down payment. To qualify for a VA loan, borrowers must be military members or veterans and meet certain service requirements. Meanwhile, U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

This request was in addition to the CFPB’s consideration of a ban on mortgage banks charging homebuyers for the lender’s title insurance policy. Additionally, the letter highlights that the price of a title insurance premium and settlement costs are “two of the least expensive costs, barely equating to 0.7%

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

Can Fannie Mae ’s housing equity plan make a meaningful dent in the 30 percentage point racial homeownership gap without a broad review of loan pricing? Since Fannie Mae implemented the program nearly a year ago, Evans said 2,000 loan applications became eligible for purchase which otherwise wouldn’t have before its inception.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

million families under the Equitable Housing Finance Plans ”by educating consumers, reducing closing costs, introducing innovation into underwriting, and combating appraisal bias,” the agency stated. FHFA explained some of the actions it has taken to address housing inequality. These include having served nearly 2.6

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the country’s largest wholesale lender, expanded its debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loan options to four after launching its first product in March. With the expanded options, investors could get loans starting as little as $50,000 and up to $2 million. UWM originated $38.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

With the Federal Reserve gone AWOL on purchasing mortgage loans, mortgage rates have doubled and spreads over 10-year Treasuries are at historical highs. In late 2021, Congress renewed a 10-basis point tax on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans for another decade — not based on loan risk, but to pay for non-housing spending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

In a message to mortgage brokers, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) defended itself from the Hunterbrook Media report that claims the lender orchestrated a scheme to steer loans. Hunterbrook also claims that borrowers paid in UWM loans a total of $229 million more in closing costs over the past four years than the average-priced loan.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Mortgage , which has 330 sponsored loan officers across 39 active branches, expects that most credit bureaus will raise their prices as well. “By royalty per score accounts for a small portion—approximately 15%—of the cost of a tri-merge credit report and score bundle. per score—equating to $4.35 per borrower and $8.70

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The government-sponsored enterprise saw a 20% growth in its single-family mortgage portfolio from 2020 to 2021, driven by soaring home prices and an increase in the average size of loans it acquired. trillion in single-family loans in 2021, about two-thirds of which were refinances. It reported $2.7 Overall, Freddie Mac purchased $1.22

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

The goal of Asset Analysis is to automate the labor-intensive process of reviewing assets and multiple bank statements during underwriting to determine the likelihood that the borrower will have sufficient funds to cover down payments, closing costs, and reserves for the mortgage transaction.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2023

The lender shifted from using third-party mortgage tech company software systems to developing its proprietary loan origination software, servicing software, pricing engine and customer relationship management system last year, Slyusarchuk said. It added Freddie Mac loans in 2019 and jumbo loans for JPMorgan Chase the following year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2022

According to Freddie, this option will be available starting July 10 and will allow mortgage lenders to submit a borrower’s bank account data that shows a 12-month streak of on-time rent payments to its automated underwriting system.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

Not only would the homeowner incur closing costs, but in most cases, the borrower would also have to stomach a higher rate on the existing mortgage balance. Alternatively, a HELOC can often be originated with no fees or closing costs, and importantly, with no impact to the rate on the existing first mortgage balance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

In the address, the president will call for a $10,000 tax credit for both first-time homebuyers and people who sell their starter homes; the construction and renovation of more than 2 million additional homes; and cost reductions for renters. The White House estimates that this “will raise an additional $3.79

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

Renovation financing startup RenoFi now offers a fixed-rate home renovation loan, which allows homeowners to borrow as much as 90% of their home’s after-renovation value — a move to target homeowners who don’t qualify for a home equity line of credit (HELOCs). Presented by: Auction.com.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Are you considering tapping the Bank of Mom and Dad for your home purchase? The less the bank has to loan you, the lower your monthly payments will be. If you’re able to put down enough cash, you might be able to avoid mortgage insurance, which adds an extra fee to your closing costs and monthly bill.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

of the surveyed mortgage professionals said loans falling through was the biggest challenge, ranking as the second most challenging factor. None of the surveyed mortgage professionals said staff cuts caused decreased ability to close loans and lack of training were the challenges they faced. a loan officer in Washington noted.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The Pontiac, Michigan-based lender now has an option for borrowers to reduce their rates by 3% during the first year of the loan, compared to the maximum 2% previously offered. Borrowers with temporary buydowns pay a lower mortgage rate during the first, second and third years of their loans. Presented by: Flagstar.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Such a royalty structure was already in place for auto loans, credit cards, personal loans, and other products, but FICO has historically charged each CRA the exact same royalty per-score in the mortgage market. In a statement to HousingWire on Wednesday, FICO said that by Sept.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

The PMMS focuses on conventional, conforming loans for borrowers who put 20% down and have excellent credit. ” LLPA changes Mortgage rates are increasing as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s loan-level price adjustments (LLPAs) go into effect on May 1. .” under the previous policy.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

Proprietary analytics and external data sources, backed by a microservice architecture that connects them all via APIs, can feed optimized recommendations and assessments for any part of the sale — valuation, tax, credit score, loan rating, insurance rating, title and closing costs.

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Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Many decided they would just stop making their payments and walk away from the house, which then resulted in the bank foreclosing on the property. A decade ago, there wasn’t a forbearance option, and most banks did not put in other programs, like modifications and short sales, until very late in the crisis. Prices are appreciating.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Whether you’re buying or selling, you’re probably wondering how to avoid closing costs. Unfortunately, there’s no way to eliminate them altogether, but there are ways you can lower your closing costs regardless of the state of the market. However, closing cost etiquette varies in different locales.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

BBYS products enable homeowners to tap their current home equity to purchase the new home, meaning they can make larger down payments and reduce the cost of their loans. This model is still expensive for homeowners because they are paying duplicate closing costs and leaseback fees.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

In its plan, Freddie Mac said it would purchase loans made with special purpose credit programs by lenders. It will also develop a special purpose credit program of its own, which may include down payment assistance, improved pricing or reduced fees, expanded underwriting, reserve funds for borrower hardship and expanded loan servicing.

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 19, 2025

Here's a quick overview of what's been happening in the mortgage market recently: 30-year Fixed: 6.83% 15-year Fixed: 6.14% 10-year Fixed: 6.08% 5/1 ARM: 6.30% These rates give you a general idea, but remember that your specific rate will depend on your credit score, loan-to-value ratio, and other factors. Shorter loan term?

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

Meanwhile, Rocket is as committed as ever to becoming a fintech company and reducing its customer acquisition cost by adding more consumer-focused products, such as the app Rocket Money. “In some ways, the strategy is similar to a bank, but it’s quite different in other ways. For most banks, it may be an afterthought.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This is the result of several forces: the Fed’s anti-inflation policy; the rapid deceleration in lending that’s resulted in a 40% drop in applications; the rising cost of mortgage production, which has now broken the $10,000 per loan threshold; and the continued drive towards digitization in mortgage lending.

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