Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

“A national secondary market for construction financing could allow lenders, like state housing finance agencies and banks, to provide the investment capital needed to get multifamily housing projects built and keys in families’ hands.” This could make the overall cost to entry — which is already low — more digestible.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

First Internet Bank is shutting down its consumer mortgage business due to a steep decline in mortgage volumes and the negative outlook for mortgage lending that is forecasted to continue for the next several years. It will also include the company’s local traditional consumer mortgage and construction-to-permanent businesses.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

. … The trend over the last few years of banking financing retreating from this sector , I think it opened up a lot more opportunities for BPL lenders to be the at the forefront of the funding solution to residential developers and investment. I think [about] five years ago, banks were still extremely active in the sector.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2023

Fannie Mae has projected that the recent bank failures may act as the catalyst that tips an already precarious economy into a recession — primarily due to the combination of tighter lending standards by small- and mid-sized regional banks. Jumbo loans account for approximately 12% of all loans originated as of February 2022.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

California-based fix-and-flip lender Anchor Loans launched a third-party originator (TPO) channel to serve mortgage brokers, banks, private and non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lenders and other referral partners whose clients are home builders, developers and investors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The current bank crisis hit California-based Pacific Western Bank , a community bank owned by PacWest Bancorp that has a focus on real estate and commercial loans. billion from the Federal Home Loan Banks , $10.5 billion in Bank Term Funding Program borrowings. The company secured $1.4

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. Western Alliance Bank transformed this model over a decade ago.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Sandoval said her approach is one that is difficult for banks and mortgage servicers to replicate, not only because of the face-to-face experience she offers but also because of the inherent – and often misguided– distrust that many distressed homeowners have for financial institutions. “There is nothing like that face to face.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Patton Gade, the top producing loan officer for VA home loans in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will continue to originate loans and hold the national director of military lending position at UMortgage. He’ll join forces with fellow veteran loan originator Jay Bunte in the brokerage firm.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dallas-based OneTrust Home Loans brought on James Hecht as its CEO to spearhead the company’s various mortgage lending divisions. In a statement, Hecht expressed his enthusiasm about joining OneTrust Home Loans. Hecht has a reputation for building high-performing teams and driving production growth, the company’s news release states.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Pink slips will arrive for 58 employees working in the mortgage business at Texana Bank in California, according to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) sent to the state’s Employment Development Department. The layoffs include loan officers, underwriters, processors, post-closing and secondary market staff.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

Many have already pointed to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank , Silvergate Bank , and Signature Bank as evidence that the Fed “finally broke something.” Today, refinances (including cash-out home equity loans) have slowed to a 22-year low of approximately 10% of current loans originated.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scott Miller, a former mortgage loan originator at Sprout Mortgage , knew the clock was ticking when the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lender abruptly closed doors in July 2022. Up to 30% of the 1,000 largest independent mortgage banks projected to disappear by the end of 2023 via sales, or failures.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

In response, many brokers are relying on extra support, and Flagstar Bank offers exactly that. The post Flagstar Bank offers brokers direct access to seasoned specialty lending experts and powerful tech solutions appeared first on HousingWire. We’re well-capitalized and committed to mortgage, particularly the broker channel.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

based ESSA Bank & Trust over allegations that the company engaged in redlining majority Black and Hispanic communities from access to credit services around the Philadelphia area. When banks engage in redlining, they perpetuate existing patterns of segregation and widen the racial wealth gap in our country.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

In a competitive market full of options, banks must rely on more than their rate sheet to compete for the business of third-party originators. We specialize in non-agency loans, including bank statement loans, government lending, new construction and renovation products, and HELOCs , positioning us as a leader in the industry.”

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Lending New Construction Renovation Banks 461

Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

New construction The reverse mortgage industry has, for a while, aimed to communicate the potential benefits of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) for Purchase program as a mechanism for securing a new home by using a reverse mortgage. They have quality concerns, specifically with how they’re built today, he said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

Melissa Perez, a former director of operations at First Republic Bank , has joined Dunmor as senior vice president of operations. Prior to joining Dunmor, Perez led a team of more than 120 employees across six offices at First Republic Bank. She also held prior leadership roles at Prospect Mortgage , Citinet Mortgage and Countrywide.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

McCord’s penalty is dwarfed by the $95 million that Cauthron found he cost local banks, financial institutions and homeowners, during his sentencing in the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday. million in Spirit and Citizens loans “out of trust.”. His company serviced about 12,000 loans totaling $1.8

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

Presidents and board chairs of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), under pressure to pump more money into affordable housing, sent letters to the U.S. This system lent billions of dollars to Silicon Valley Bank , Signature Bank and First Republic Bank before these banks collapsed in 2023.

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Banks Finance Development Loans 434

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Utah-based Capital Community Bank (CCBank) has struck a deal to acquire Security Home Mortgage (SHM), which will become an independent subsidiary division of the bank, the parties announced on Friday. million in mortgages last year, mainly for building and construction. The financials of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) and consumer credit scoring system VantageScore announced on Tuesday that the bank is now accepting mortgage collateral using VantageScore 4.0, an updated version of the scoring system using trended credit bureau data. “[M]ember that use trended credit bureau data.

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Banks Finance New Construction Construction 394

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This process included removing a variety of debt — including commercial mortgages, personal loans and auto loans — from balance sheets and making credit available to traders. These assets include fix-and-flip loans (RTLs), homebuilder loans, nonqualified mortgages ( non-QM ) and more.

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Lending Banks Loans Residential 459

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate loans averaged 2.96% in 2021, a record low annual average, and are expected to rise this year. Even with this increase, fixed-rate loans will still be cheaper than they were before the pandemic: In the 2010-2019 decade the interest rate averaged 4.1% for 30-year fixed-rate loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The organization recognized LoanPASS for its loan pricing software, which can map out forward and reverse mortgage options side by side. “In Partnering with LoanPASS to implement their product and pricing engine was an easy decision as it seamlessly aligned with our vision,” Smartfi CEO Gregg Smith said in a statement in January.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2024

The silver lining, however, is that builders have picked up their pace of construction. Compounding the lack of supply is the proverbial “lock-in“ effect that has disincentivized homeowners to sell their current properties, thereby giving up a low mortgage rate and taking on a new loan at a much higher rate. “A

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

“This alliance with our organization allows us to further our four decades-long work to provide economic justice, eradicate food deserts, construct desirable workplaces and affordable housing, closing the digital divide and ultimately help families leave a rich and lasting legacy for the next generation,” T.D.

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Lending Banks Commercial Development 459

Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Servicers’ total number of loans in forbearance dropped for the seventh week in a row, down another 16 basis points last week to 4.5% Following the massive decline the week prior, the share of loans in forbearance has dropped a total of 40 basis points in the last two weeks.

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Loans Banks Construction Investor 434

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

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In AFR, it’s adding the New Jersey-based, full-service independent mortgage bank that has direct, wholesale and correspondent lending divisions. It also has a niche in construction and manufactured home loan programs. AFR offers agency, nonagency and government lending products.

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Lending New Construction Construction Finance 452

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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FHA loan Loans Title Mortgages 476

Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Lenders can also define workflows and business rules for any mortgage product, including construction loans, manufactured home loans, home equity loans and bridge loans.

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Lending Technology Loans Equity 447

Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

Purchase-focused lenders that didn’t balloon in size to capture refinancing business during the boom, in particular, are looking to hire loan officers. Bank, Citi and Bank of America looking to expand the ranks of LOs. Bank, Citi and Bank of America looking to expand the ranks of LOs.

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Mortgages Banks Brokerage Loans 476

Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. Treasury are imposing additional risk criteria on loans acquired. The company has brought on more than $80 million in investment properties since its launch in 2019.

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Construction Banks Finance Technology 397

Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2024

Last month, Dominion launched a third-party origination platform for brokers, improving access to products such as debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans, short-term fix-and-flip financing, ground-up construction financing and bridge loans for multifamily properties.

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Lending Finance Loans Construction 427

Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2023

The lion’s share of the job growth in December came from gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (up 67,000 jobs), the health care sector (up 55,000 jobs), and the construction sector (up 28,000 jobs). The construction sector’s large increase is thanks to a sizable gain in the number of specialty trade contractors which added 16,600 jobs.

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