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Cause for concern? FHA, VA delinquencies are rising quickly

Housing Wire

New data released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) revealed that the delinquency rate for mortgages on one- to four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.98% of all loans outstanding at the end of 2024. Department of Veterans Affairs loans.

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Homebuyers are taking more risks in an obstacle-filled market

Housing Wire

Findings include 71% of loan officers reporting an increase in buyers who are willing to purchase fixer-uppers, explore unconventional financing or accept high mortgage rates despite long-term financial concerns. Jones, a Colorado-based LO for Lower -backed Universal Lending Home Loans.

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Agency loan-repurchase strategy sparks pushback

Housing Wire

Independent mortgage banks have been coping with a still-surging wave of loan-repurchase requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that represents yet another threat to lenders’ already stretched balance sheets. Those loans are going to be 20 points underwater, for the 3% to 3.5%

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Fannie Mae launches another CRT offering

Housing Wire

The recent offering , CAS Series 2022-R02, involves transferring loan-portfolio risk to private investors via a $1.2 billion note offering backed by a reference pool of 149,393 residential mortgage loans valued at $44.3 trillion in single-family mortgage loans, measured at the time of the transaction. billion.

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UWM is bullish on the resurgent private-label market

Housing Wire

In total, UWM, through its conduit UWM Mortgage Trust, sponsored seven securitization deals last year involving nearly 9,500 loans valued in total at $3.9 In 2021, two of its seven private-label issuances involved jumbo loans with a combined value of $1.2 That’s a strong start for a new issuer. “A KBRA seems to think so as well.

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Incoming data will dictate future mortgage rate shifts, experts say

Housing Wire

But when the Fed raises interest rates, it becomes more expensive for families to take out loans for home purchases. Impact on housing and residential lending It’s unclear what the Fed’s next decision will be, but the MBA is hoping for a rate hike pause. “If

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The emerging ESG market is a diamond in the rough

Housing Wire

The platform currently offers two ESG mortgage programs — one focused on green home loans, called MAXEX Sustainable ; and the second, MAXEX Opportunity , serves minority, women and veteran-owned mortgage lenders and is focused on the socially responsible part of ESG. Slump added. That’s been an obstacle,” he said.

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