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Home equity access: How Finance of America bolsters the market with home equity products

Housing Wire

However, homeowners have a unique advantage with home equity products—designed to let residents tap into their home’s equity for cash. Mortgage professionals must keep up with the new demand for home equity products in the new market. HousingWire: How did you get into Finance of America and the industry?

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What it’s like connecting reverse mortgage professionals with forward lending partners

Housing Wire

While some forward lending companies have gone out of their way to acquire and incorporate reverse mortgage lending divisions into their ongoing operations, others have bolstered their existing reverse mortgage divisions. Finance of America (FOA) had a booth presence at the event.

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Cambridge Wilkinson to launch $100M private lending platform

Housing Wire

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

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Dunmor, Newfi augment partnership with minority equity investment

Housing Wire

Business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced Thursday that it has received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. According to Dunmor, the investment is an extension of an original partnership initiated in June 2024.

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FOA lowers rate, expands HomeSafe Second reverse mortgage into new states

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced updates on Thursday to the interest rate for HomeSafe Second, its proprietary second-lien reverse mortgage product. FOA President Kristen Sieffert said the product allows the company to address gaps in the existing HELOC and traditional home equity loan market.

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Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy on Newfi partnership and the residential investment lending sector

Housing Wire

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Apollo has 16 lending platforms in the U.S. and one of them is Newfi, which is a non-QM lender.

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Home-equity lending blossomed in 2023

Housing Wire

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%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising. from $490 billion in the second quarter.

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