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LoanSnap loses mortgage lender license in Connecticut

Housing Wire

In November 2023, Wells Fargo sued LoanSnap for $431,511 in a district court in Minnesota, alleging breach of contract in selling a mortgage that did not meet contractual requirements, such as excessive and unsupported debt-to-income ratios. The total judgment in these cases is more than $1.1

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First-time homebuyers made up a record share of agency purchase loans in 2023

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Looking back, last year’s market was dominated by purchase lending, with loans to buy homes making up 82% of a historically low number of originations. The market in which these folks purchased their first home was one of record house prices, ballooning down payments , rising rates and elevated debt-to-income ratios (DTIs).

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Stepping up the fight against fraud in mortgage lending

Housing Wire

As origination volumes hit record highs in 2020, Truework’s verification experts saw a spike in fraud in mortgage lending, and expect that trend to continue this year. Now is the time for lenders to tighten their procedures not only on recruiting and hiring practices, but also lending operations. Data-driven analysis.

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3 unique mortgage products to get today’s homebuyer qualified

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Tom Davis, chief sales officer, Deephaven Mortgage Today’s market means that more borrowers have higher debt-to-income ratios, limited access to credit and are looking for alternative ways to get qualified for a mortgage.

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Mortgage industry provides commentary on CFPB’s proposed changes to QM loan definition

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In June, the bureau released two proposals regarding the QM Patch, which allows loans sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to exceed the 43% debt-to-income ratio the Bureau had established in its Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage rule. c) does not prescribe a specific monthly debt-to-income ratio with which creditors must comply.

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Highly leveraged loans on the GSEs’ books are a real fiscal danger, Calabria argues

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“There’s been an explosion in high-DTI lending since I left FHFA,” he said, pointing to the fact that some Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers have a 57% debt-to-income ratio. Taylor Stork , the president of CHLA and the chief operating officer of Developer’s Mortgage Co.

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NewRez now offers Freddie Mac’s revamped downpayment assistance program

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Louis, Missouri-Illinois Program borrowers also need to meet the lender’s eligibility requirements, which typically include a minimum credit score of 620 and a maximum debt-to-income ratio of 50%. For those who make between 50.01% and 80% of AMI, there is up to $1,250 worth of assistance available.