Announcing the 2024 Class of Rising Stars!
Housing Wire
APRIL 24, 2024
Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars! Name Job Title Company Name A.T.
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Housing Wire
APRIL 24, 2024
Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars! Name Job Title Company Name A.T.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
The new option Partial claims are interest-free loans from HUD that borrowers use to make their payments current, with the remainder of the late payments added to the principal and extended for 30 years. The letter states that the option will be implemented starting May 1, 2024, but will be mandatory on Jan.
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Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
This agency’s most recent credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA6, involves a $1.165 billion note backed by a reference loan pool of 112,865 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $35.6 billion, according to a presale report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). billion for the $12.2
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
“Master-planned communities continue to attract buyers and outperform the overall new home market by offering a lifestyle, which elevates and links a collection of neighborhoods,” Ken Pearlman, managing principal at John Burns Research & Consulting, said in a statement.
Housing Wire
JUNE 6, 2024
A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending law designed to spur more construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The prefabricated units, which span 361 square feet, are designed to reduce construction costs and minimize environmental impacts.
Housing Wire
JULY 22, 2024
This particular funding opportunity is designed to impact communities with demographic and size variations by setting aside $65 million for CoCs that are “located in states with populations of fewer than 2.5 It is designed to address both the immediate impacts of homelessness as well as risk factors that contribute to it, HUD explained.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 9, 2024
HUD extends its gratitude to Tribes for providing vital feedback on the ICDBG program through Tribal consultation, which informed the development of this grant competition, from the design of the Notice of Funding Opportunity through our work to quickly complete the application review and award process, HUD stated.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 3, 2024
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program designed to allow for the construction of rental housing units is getting a new participant: the Cherokee Nation. They are one of the first tribes to be approved for the program, according to the announcement.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 21, 2023
In the same filing, RE/MAX announced that it had let go of Adam Grosshans, the firm’s principal accounting officer, as part of the reorganization. She was also appointed as RE/MAX’s new principal accounting officer.
Housing Wire
MAY 28, 2021
For example, for principal residences, the Bureau would require a temporary COVID-19 emergency pre-foreclosure review period until the end of December 2021. Computershare Loan Services designed its operational model to streamline communication with borrowers and remain compliant.
Housing Wire
MAY 7, 2024
“Those who might benefit most are homeowners who want to access capital without affecting their budget or savings, because borrowers have no required principal or interest payments for as long as they are living in the property,” the article said. “A A reverse mortgage could also benefit those who might outlive their retirement savings.”
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Mutual of Omaha approved brokers and principal agents will have access to five core protections, including a promise that the lender “will not solicit borrowers established within the broker network.” We see this program as a way to show our broker and principal agent partners that we are aligned with their success.”
Housing Wire
AUGUST 31, 2022
The agencies pay monthly premiums in exchange for insurance coverage on a portion of the designated reference loan pools. billion of outstanding notes (based on original principal balance) being tendered and accepted. per thousand dollars of outstanding principal amount, depending on the series vintage. to $1,017.81
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Education and distribution A longtime challenge for the reverse mortgage industry continues to be its marketing and messaging, particularly in ways designed to overcome longstanding reputational hurdles that the business has had to contend with for years. We were resilient, and were able to even grow at Guild.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Originally introduced in April, the MISMO RON compliance certification was designed to assure RON tech providers meet a universal set of standards including credential analysis, borrower identification, capturing and maintaining a recording of the notary process electronically, audio and video requirements, record storage and audit trails.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 5, 2022
The loan modification options allowed eligible borrowers to reduce their principal and interest payments by 25%. But the program can only be effective if lenders implement it, the letter notes, highlighting a challenge of designing government relief programs that rely on the private sector to carry them out.
Housing Wire
JULY 31, 2024
The partners will conduct the “design, engineering, materials research, development, planning, and analysis” that is required for 3D printing of “high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient, and sustainable housing for communities in sub-arctic regions of Alaska,” HUD explained. and Fairbanks Materials Inc.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
One measure is targeted specifically for the island of Maui — which endured a devastating wildfire last year that destroyed the town of Lahaina — while the other is designed to expand rental assistance for Native Hawaiians residing on the islands. HUD awarded $6.9 HUD awarded $6.9
Housing Wire
MARCH 15, 2024
So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? A significant opportunity To be sure, there are title agencies eager to partner with CRE principals and funds. Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA) are expressing their views on a recently revised Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loss mitigation proposal, stating that it needs additional adjustments to effectively address the challenges it is designed to tackle.
Housing Wire
MAY 6, 2024
MBA and NRMLA each state that they are generally supportive of the proposed changes, which include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of a refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.
Housing Wire
MARCH 29, 2024
The first is for the HECM anti-churning disclosure, which is designed to protect borrowers from unnecessary loan refinancing. These include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of the refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The new credit risk transfer (CRT) offering, STACR 2022-DNA7, outlined in a presale report by Kroll Bond Rating Agency , involves a $616 million note offering backed by a reference loan pool of 69,144 residential mortgages with an outstanding principal balance of $19.9 The initial STARC deal of this year, STACR 2022-DNA1, was a $1.4
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
David Berenbaum, HUD’s principal deputy assistant secretary of housing counseling, lauded the partnership for its potential to meet HUD’s counseling goals. “We We’re expanding on that foundation by helping consumers get connected to the right resources, helping to reduce the barriers they face to securing affordable housing.”
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Properties in PDMDAs which have pending loans or endorsements, and which have been designated for individual assistance, must have “a damage inspection report that identifies and quantifies any dwelling damage.” The notice lists relevant guidance found in FHA’s Single-Family Housing 4000.1
Housing Wire
JUNE 26, 2024
The first is for up to $200 million in aggregate principal of senior secured first-lien notes due in 2026, while the second is for up to $150 million in aggregate principal of exchangeable senior first-lien notes due in 2029. This is the latest move undertaken by FOA to improve the financial posture of the company.
Housing Wire
JULY 19, 2024
The new term sheet details several differences from the current HMBS program, including a reduction in the HMBS pool size to 95% of the loan’s total unpaid principal balance (UPB). What’s most evident is the alignment in the ultimate goal of providing financial solutions to consumers, especially senior homeowners,” Wong said.
Housing Wire
APRIL 11, 2024
The move, which will effectively allow local and federal authorities to share control of the organization, is designed to “restore public confidence in and accountability over” IHA, according to HUD. While all parties will work together, HUD retains ultimate authority over IHA’s recovery,” the announcement of the CEA stated.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 25, 2022
According to Qualia, platform users can use these capabilities to design custom client experiences, track performance, productivity and revenue, and pipeline across clients and settlement agency branches. Our mission at Qualia is to create a simple and secure journey to home ownership,” Nate Baker, the CEO of Qualia, said in a statement.
Housing Wire
MAY 27, 2022
“Creditors who use complex algorithms — including artificial intelligence or machine learning technologies — to engage in credit decisions must still provide a notice that discloses the specific, principal reasons for taking adverse actions,” CFPB said in a news release. There is no exception,” it added. Presented by: Mortgage Coach.
Housing Wire
JULY 22, 2022
The agency pays monthly premiums in exchange for insurance coverage on a portion of the designated reference loan pools. CIRT 2022-7 involves a covered loan pool composed of 64,000 single-family mortgages with a total unpaid principal balance of about $19.8
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 8, 2023
There have also been new developments in lifesaving medications designed to work against a drug overdose, particularly since fentanyl has emerged as a leading substance involved in an increasing number of overdose deaths, according to Marion McFadden, HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 1, 2023
Our asset management strategy is designed to make these yields available to institutional investors while continuing to grow our customer base and operational scale,” Marshall said. “We continue to see significant volumes of MSRs trading in the marketplace with attractive yields.
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.” Changes in financial markets, retirement needs, and long-term care needs will affect borrowers’ participation in the HECM program, how they use HECM loans, and the innovation in product design.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The CDFI certification is a designation given by the Treasury Department CDFI Fund to specialized organizations that provide financial services to low-income communities and people who lack financing. Department of Treasury that would keep the firm certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Housing Wire
JUNE 16, 2022
REMICs are a type of multiclass-securities vehicle in which interest and principal payments from the underlying mortgage collateral are structured into several classes, with each class of securities having differing pass-through rates, average life, prepayment tendencies and final maturity dates. “The
Housing Wire
AUGUST 12, 2024
California -based HighTechLending , a top-10 lender in the reverse mortgage industry, recently announced that it was rebranding its wholesale channel to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 8, 2021
Department of Housing and Urban Development and as the principal executive vice president of Ginnie Mae. So it’s really designed to support the integrity and appeal of all the eMortgages and reduces and eliminates the burden on providers for individual assessment certification and approval.
Housing Wire
JULY 30, 2024
Enter the commission sharing websites — websites specifically designed for agents and brokers to quickly and easily find out if the seller of a property is offering to cover the buyer’s broker fees. We also aren’t getting data from the MLS, which is prohibited in the settlement— it is user generated content.”
Housing Wire
JUNE 13, 2022
CIRT 2022-6 involves a covered loan pool composed of 63,000 single-family mortgages with a total unpaid principal balance of about $19.3 The agency pays monthly premiums in exchange for insurance coverage on a portion of the designated reference loan pools.
Housing Wire
JULY 31, 2024
The new term sheet detailed several differences from the existing HMBS program, including a reduction in the HMBS pool size to 95% of the loan’s total unpaid principal balance (UPB).
Housing Wire
JULY 3, 2024
In mid-June, an FOA filing with the SEC indicating that the company was preparing to perform a reverse stock split at a 10-to-1 ratio in a move designed to boost the company’s stock price. The company and noteholders agreed to “an exchange of any and all of the outstanding 2025 unsecured notes” into two new secured tranches.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
That record provides pool-level aggregate information about the extent of loans and unpaid principal balance (UPB) dollars that are in low- and moderate-income areas, with a chart illustrating the percentage of loans, percentage of UPB of ESG-flagged pools and/or loans and totals of the total portfolio over the last 12 months.
Housing Wire
JULY 10, 2024
The first is for up to $200 million in aggregate principal of senior secured first-lien notes due in 2026 (with an option to extend it to 2027 if the company elects to do so), while the second is for up to $150 million in aggregate principal of exchangeable senior first-lien notes due in 2029.
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