Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” Through a home equity investment, homeowners can receive cash upfront in exchange for a share of the home’s future value. Hometap is among a handful of companies — including Unison , Unlock , Point and Aspire — that offer home equity investments.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

The decision to close the channel also reflects fierce competition from its peers in the broker space, primarily from United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM). The contribution from the digital home equity line of credit (HELOC) to increase revenues in 2022 will be “modest,” as it will be launched by the fourth quarter, Martell said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s private equity firm, Liberty Strategic Capital , will inject $1 billion in equity investment in struggling New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), one of the nation’s largest residential mortgage servicers. EST, up 18% compared to the previous closing. on Wednesday around 3 p.m.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

It seeks to establish a state-level information summary for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) program. It added that lenders eager to tap the equity in these homes are sometimes aggressive to foreclose and see a return on their investment.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

The federally insured reverse mortgage known as a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) is unique, as are the rates that impact the HECM product. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines how much principal a lender can provide a borrower. This has caused HECM principal limits to drop for new applications.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 6, 2021

This ‘wealth’ is built, in large part, through the creation of equity…Building equity through your monthly principal payments and appreciation is a critical part of homeownership that can help you create financial stability.”. To estimate your equity, subtract your mortgage balance from the market value of your home.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Big Chill” or “Frozen,” says Green, principal at real estate law firm Polunsky Beitel Green. They are not selling and have a lot of equity in their homes. Homeowners in 2022 also tapped into their home equity, which peaked at $11.5 over asking price. High octane stuff. But the housing market in the second half of 2022?

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

Once the transaction is closed, which is expected on Aug. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. ” According to the agency, Mr. Cooper’s leverage — calculated as debt to tangible equity — was 2.1 that is payable semiannually. The senior notes are due on Aug. million customers, to Mr. Cooper.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Of course, the reason for this is because the unused principal with an adjustable-rate Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) grows at the same rate that is applied to the loan balance. Otherwise, the servicer could close the reverse mortgage, which would also close the LOC. ’ Yes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Prior to joining Nations Direct, O’Brien held leadership positions at LoanDepot , was Northeast regional sales manager at Fifth Third Bank; principal at J.H. O’Brien & Associates and VP, Eastern regional sales manager at National City Home Equity, among others. .

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Home-equity lending is on a roll this year, with the combined volume of home-equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and traditional closed-end home equity loans up 47% from January to May of 2022, compared with the same period last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Cooper is acquiring Home Point’s $84 billion servicing portfolio, which will contribute to Mr. Cooper’s return on equity with an estimated 10% increase to operating earnings in the first year. Mr Cooper also estimates a tangible book value increase of about $1 per share at closing. Mr. Cooper had 4.1

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The assets have “a projected unpaid principal balance of approximately $3 billion,” Onity announced in its Q2 report. Our intent is that, on close, we use the proceeds to further reduce corporate debt by an anticipated amount of $40 million.“ The company intends to issue $51.7 An inquiry to Waterfall was not immediately returned. “We

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2022

The more recent offerings — Lakeview Trust 2022-EBO2, which closed in late April; and Lakeview Trust 2022-EBO3, set to close in early June — also involve EBO loans, according to KBRA ratings reports. Lakeview Trust 2022-EBO 2 involves a pool of 2,063 FHA-backed loans with an unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $405.2

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

According to the company , the offering size was increased from the previously announced $650 million aggregate principal amount of notes. Pennymac’s offering is expected to close on Dec. 11, subject to customary closing conditions. Pennymac’s offering is expected to close on Dec. A total of $1.8

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Leaning on education Shannon Robinson Shannon Robinson, senior vice president of the reverse mortgage division at New American Funding (NAF), said the company remains committed to the prospect of borrower education regarding its full range of home equity products. This would go doubly in a more favorable rate environment.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2024

But as a longtime industry professional who recognizes the potential value of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program (HECM), Cullen previously explained to HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) that he made the transition from industry professional to customer. ” It’s tough. I think our friends at HUD [the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The guidance applies to origination and servicing for both traditional forward mortgages as well as Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ) for senior borrowers, the agency said. “In handbook, including inspection and repair escrow environments for loans that have yet to close.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Additionally, lump sum advances are available at loan closing, and up to $10,000 is available for payment of prior mortgages, liens and pledges or for accessibility improvements and other home repairs.” The borrower receives a monthly payment.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s too early to tell December figures but we closed about 5% more transactions last month compared to November 2022. We locked in rates probably 25% more during that same period,” said Jon Overfelt, director of sales and principal at American Security Mortgage Corp. “We There is a lot more inquiry for home equity line credit.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Leaders at the Detroit-based Rocket Companies say they will continue to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to gain operational efficiency and grow their servicing portfolio, creating opportunities for refinances and home equity loans down the road. They will also keep chasing purchase market share. “We’re Rocket serviced 2.6

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As the principal limit has been increasing, the percentage of endorsements with an MCA over $417,000 has increased steadily since 2012.” Since then, increases in the HECM limit have closely tracked those of conforming loan limits, which ultimately led to the limit surpassing $1 million for the first time in 2023. In 2009, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Rocket said that a homebuyer with a $400,000, 30-year fixed rate mortgage with 5.75% interest would generally pay about $2,334 in principal and interest. In August and September, Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Pro TPO announced the offering of home equity loans to capitalize on record home equity levels.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

The company also touted its dominance in Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) and proprietary reverse mortgages, noting its 37% share of the total market while expressing a goal of doubling its monthly loan origination volume on a dollar amount basis in the months ahead.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2022

The offering, via a conduit called Lakeview Trust 2022-EBO1, is a rare transaction involving mostly delinquent mortgages, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency ’s (KBRA’s) report on the offering, which is slated to close March 15. The benefit of this a [the lender] immediately stops advancing the principal and interest each month. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Its owned servicing portfolio reached $78 billion in unpaid principal value (UPB) at the end of 2023, with a carrying value of $1.1 In addition, NYCB is also responsible for a subservicing portfolio close to $300 billion in UPB, comprehending about 1 million loans, per KBW analysts’ estimate. “We to assist with capital generation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2021

Online mortgage marketplace Morty announced the close of a $25 million Series B financing round, pushing the total company valuation to $150 million. In the end, the company makes money by charging a fee off the principal of the loan — paid for by the lender. The company is currently licensed in 36 states and Washington D.C.,

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

But unlike financing with a traditional mortgage, monthly principal and interest payments are not required on the loan, so long as the homeowner keeps up to date with real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and property maintenance. The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ).

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Banc of California and PacWest announced on Tuesday an all-stock merger with a $400 million equity raise from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners to create a bank with $36 billion in assets. The mortgage transaction is expected to close by late 2023 or early 2024 when the merger is scheduled to be completed, Reuters reported.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

The transaction is expected to provide up to $645 million in cash proceeds and a fully committed private investment in public equity (PIPE) of $300 million. Generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) revenues are expected to be around $226.4 Up to $345 million of cash will be held in Capitol’s trust account. million in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

This resulted from $645 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), which grew from $587 billion in the previous quarter. The acquisition of Computershare Mortgage Services , which brought Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS) into the mix, added $154 billion in UPB after the deal closed in May. million in the previous quarter.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The firm also had a $39 million loss associated with equity investments primarily related to the sale of its title business in 2021. Executives said the company has over $100 billion in deals scheduled to close and onboard in the first quarter of 2024, as well as $80 billion in subservicing related to a contract signed recently.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Incenter completed a dozen bulk sales transactions in January involving MSRs for agency-backed loan pools that together had a total unpaid principal balance of $113.2 In fact, five of the deals involved MSRs pegged to loan pools that exceeded $10 billion in unpaid principal balance. Another private-equity player in the MSR space is St.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

PennyMac Financial reported strong operating earnings in the first quarter, with an annualized operating return on equity of 15 percent in what is expected to be the one of the smallest quarterly origination markets of this cycle,” chairman and CEO David Spector said in a news release. That was less than the $38.1

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

Cooper and Home Point Capital expect the deal to close in the third quarter of 2023. Mr. Cooper is acquiring Home Point’s $84 billion servicing portfolio, which will contribute to its return on equity with an estimated 10% increase to operating earnings in the first year. Mr. Cooper had 4.1

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

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.” But New View has been warning for virtually the entirety of 2023 that the year’s issuance levels would not come close to those record-breaking levels.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

MARCH 13, 2025

During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity - jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” - and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since so many homeowners had negative equity in their homes when house prices declined. million homes or 2% of all mortgaged properties.

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