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Next on the road map: Candor automates underwriting for FHA loans

Housing Wire

Mortgage tech firm Candor Technology has expanded its Loan Engineering System (LES) to include Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. The company now fully automates underwriting decisions for FHA loans — minus collateral – and also offers a warranty on income calculations and cleared conditions for funded FHA loans.

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Home prices are cooling, and condos in Florida are experiencing a deep freeze

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That’s according to the latest Mortgage Monitor report from ICE Mortgage Technology. February foreclosure starts were 35% above last year, but thats almost entirely due to the resumption of VA foreclosure activity; FHA starts were down -9% and conventional up a modest 4%. since mid-March.

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Reggora says it will cover mortgage repurchase, LLPA losses tied to appraisal defects

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Reggora is believed to be the first company to do so based on the results of its appraisal technology, Reggora Appraisal Review. “Eliminating the need to manually underwrite the vast majority of appraisals goes well beyond a technology improvement and truly allows lenders to close loans faster at a lower cost.”

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FHA raises loan limit by nearly $25,000 for 2021

Housing Wire

LOs are only human — Tech is necessary to keep up with max loan volumes. Explore three steps that enable technology to work more efficiently, which helps drive profitability. In those areas, the 2020 FHA loan limit is $1,233,550. In 2019, the FHA loan limits increased in 3,053 counties.

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High mortgage rates sideline homeowners from tapping home equity: ICE

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Mortgage holders withdrew a mere 0.41% of tappable equity in Q3, about 55% below the average withdrawal rate seen in the 12 years leading up to the Federal Reserve ’s most recent tightening cycle, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s mortgage monitor report. for FHA loans and 44.5% for VA loans.

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MBA to HUD: Publish notices about challenges with real estate inspection protocols

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Servicers of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are required to conduct inspections in a timely fashion, and any deficiencies are corrected per the Real Estate Assessment Center protocol,” Broeksmit said in the letter.

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Three yards and a cloud of dust

Housing Wire

This is significant, because as noted in CHLA’s annual IMB Report , “84% of FHA loans were for first-time homebuyers, and FHA’s share of Black and Hispanic borrowers was twice the percentage of all other mortgage loans.” But now a new threat is emerging on this front.

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