Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Before Hurricane Ida made landfall in New Orleans, many of the city’s lower-income homeowners were already struggling. FHA’s special disaster relief and recovery options are consistent with its COVID-19 recovery options for homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages,” said a HUD spokesperson. years,” said Mason. “If

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

On Wednesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) took protective measures by issuing a proclamation that allows national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close their offices in areas of California affected by the fires.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

The announcement comes a year after Bloomberg reported that only 47% of Black homeowners who completed a refinance application with Wells Fargo in 2020 were approved, compared with 72% of white homeowners. The partnership represents Wells Fargo’s largest minority home lending and development initiative to date.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

COVID19 certainly accelerated development and focus on servicing, coming out of 2019 with record low default and foreclosure.”. In addition to the funding round, Stavvy also announced its alliance with Flagstar Bank , the sixth-largest bank mortgage originator in the country, to provide remote loan modification services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Addressing rate lock-ins Homeowners who benefited from the post-pandemic, low-rate environment are typically more reluctant to sell and give up their rate, even if their circumstances may not fit their needs. The White House says that, if enacted, this would save thousands of homeowners up to $1,500 — or an average of $750.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

” Waltz aims to support international buyers with a “comprehensive” solution that covers the compliance, legal, banking and regulatory processes to close the purchase process within 30 days. bank account is also created to help the investor manage the property remotely, including through fast currency exchange capabilities.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rebecca Anderson, senior vice president of strategic communications and public relations at loanDepot, wrote to HousingWire that the company “enjoys a long history of attracting and developing top-notch talent and “we thank Mosi for her many contributions to loanDepot and wish her the best in the next chapter of her career.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

These [rated offerings] can start to bring in investors like insurance companies, money managers with mutual funds that have ratings constraints, investment banks … [and more], which will provide better financing on rated bonds.” homeowners saw home equity increase 1.7% billion, according to offering documents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Carol Dujanovich, senior vice president and director of reverse mortgages at University Bank , has been reappointed to a new three-year term as a member of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Before that, Bergjans spent eight years at Caliber Home Loans , including stints as national director of military and veteran lending and as head of retail business development. Smith held prior sales roles at companies such as Bank of America, MetLife Home Loans , Homeowners Financial Group and Caliber Home Loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But before diving back in headfirst, it would be worthwhile for lenders to think through what the last two years of scarcity reveal about the normal working model of an independent mortgage bank (IMB). This requires deeper connections with homeowner borrowers and empowering LOs to own the consumer experience.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

million homeowners still in mortgage forbearance plans. The forbearance share for independent mortgage bank servicers also fell 25 basis points to 5.94%, while the percentage of loans in forbearance for depository servicers decreased 17 basis points to 5.43%. forbearance rate has now fallen for 11 consecutive weeks with an estimated 2.7

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (Neighborhood Homes) would begin addressing these challenges by developing or renovating 125,000 affordable homes in economically distressed communities. Homeowners will secure mortgages to finance their homes which can then be used as comparable sales for financing of nearby homes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it is accelerating the tapering program initiated in November “in light of inflation developments and the further improvement in the labor market.” The central bank sees progress on vaccinations and strong policy support, solid job gains, and improvements in sectors most affected by the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

The third provision is an extension of the support from the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) for “a risk-sharing initiative between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and state and local housing finance agencies,” according to the announcement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. homeowners with outstanding mortgages — some 63% of all homes — home equity tied up in properties jumped by 6.8%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

All 12 Federal Reserve districts have seen issues with a lack of housing inventory , which is largely due to existing homeowners holding back on listing their homes after previously locking in low mortgage rates. Discounts have started to appear for some speculative developments.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved counselors can use fee for pre-purchase counseling and homeownership education services. The change was confirmed through a LinkedIn post by HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling David Berenbaum. “The

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The continuous development of loss mitigation tools and practices in the mortgage industry will play an essential part in preventing future foreclosures, but additional safety nets — particularly for those mortgage customers who belong to historically disadvantaged populations — will play a critical role in thinning the racial wealth gap.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In a panel at HousingWire’s IMB Summit in Dallas on Tuesday, Community Home Lenders of America leaders Taylor Stork of Developers Mortgage and Republic State Mortgage President Paulina McGrath tackled some of the thornier affordability issues plaguing the industry. “Something needs to be done.” ”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Rodney Moss: All my favorite articles in HousingWire revolve around servicing innovation – really anything and everything that can help improve the overall experience for homeowners and enhance an asset’s value. Rodney Moss: It was early in my career when I was in investment banking. After all, housing is the largest creator of wealth.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2022

After getting an appraisal on the home, homeowners can access between $45,000 and $350,000 of their home’s equity in a 10- or 20-year, fixed-rate loan, while maintaining at least 10% equity in their home, Rocket said Monday. . ” U.S. ” U.S. The country’s total household debt stood at $15.8

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2021

million homeowners are still in forbearance plans. The percentage of loans in forbearance for independent mortgage bank (IMB) servicers decreased four basis points to 3.63%, and the percentage of loans in forbearance for depository servicers decreased 10 basis points to 3.49%. Per MBA’s estimate, 1.7 Presented by: Altisource.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

He formerly served as senior counsel for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and currently, he serves as senior counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It’s this same willpower, steadfastness and determination to push through adversity that defines this year’s winners.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Amid a declining housing market and volatile economy, mortgage and banking marketers may find themselves in a difficult position. . As 2022 comes to an end, predictions for mortgage and banking trends have been nothing short of ominous. Perhaps fewer shoppers are seeking mortgage and banking products and services. in Q4 2023.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2021

For some aspiring homeowners in underserved communities, the process may be even harder to navigate. As part of Davis’ roadmap, advisors worked with her to help her develop a financial plan. Now a proud homeowner, Davis says she has no regrets about her journey. Oneka Davis always dreamed of owning her own home.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Meanwhile, homeowners insurance is increasingly becoming a bigger issue for consumers and servicers. A recent Wall Street Journal article noted that in Florida some homeowners have seen their homeowner premiums triple in the last five years and in some communities these premiums are now higher than their mortgage payments.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this role, Sharga will be responsible for developing and executing a strategic marketing plan to optimize growth and drive business development.”. “[Sharga] now returns at a pivotal moment, as RealtyTrac once again positions itself as the premier foreclosure listings and search portal,” the company said in its release. “In

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

No one knew it was possible to manage so many aspects of your life in one place — from ordering groceries to banking to managing your healthcare — and to be honest, people might not have thought they wanted all those things in one place. HW: How does ICE approach its digital strategy and product development? To that end, their No.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

The IPO gives the cloud-based software company the ammunition to grow market share , develop new products and dive deeper into various sectors within fintech, including consumer banking and auto. ” Blend’s white-label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the website of traditional banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

InstaLend is a tech-enabled real estate loan lender that provides capital to residential developers through streamlined technology and automated workflow, according to its website. We are doing a lot of research and development in it and artificial intelligence,” Slyusarchuk said. Companies that debuted on the Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

In addition, the groups “request transparency in the process of developing final guidelines for condo and housing cooperative lending requirements.” “Any Senate Banking Committee and the U.S. the letter states. The letter was also sent to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and their staff members.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2020

Census Bureau’s latest Household Pulse Survey , close to 21% of both Black and Hispanic homeowners missed or deferred the previous month’s mortgage payment compared to 10% of white homeowners. According to the U.S However, Jung Hyun Choi, research associate at the Urban Institute, said the census data doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In real estate, fraudsters may impersonate agents via fake emails, giving false bank information and causing victims to send money to the criminal’s account unintentionally. Only after they sent the money did the soon-to-be homeowners and their actual Realtor realize that the email was part of an elaborate phishing scheme.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The new initiative comes in the form of a group called the “CONVERGENCE Collaborative,” which is a “coordinated effort to identify and develop solutions to help close the racial homeownership gap,” according to an announcement published by MBA. The entities will seek to find potential solutions for closing the racial homeownership gap.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2021

Trussle’s investors include American bank Goldman Sachs and Amsterdam-based venture capital fund Finch Capital. homeowners. via a high street bank,” Garg said. “We We found a kindred spirit in the team at Trussle who have developed a platform that we can work alongside to help every Briton own their own home.”

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