Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In a recent episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen and guest John Coleman explore key tips that all aspiring real estate agents should know when navigating mortgage financing for a potential client. Warrantable condos are easier to finance, while non-warrantable condos and condotels are typically harder to fund.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

New York-based mortgage lender Logan Finance Corp. Established in 1949, Logan Finance Corp. Logan Finance Corp. named Sarah Gonzalez as its chief operating officer. Gonzalez will be in charge of planning and executing the lender’s objectives and initiatives, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Heading into 2024, there are continuing and emerging financing options, grant programs and legislation all designed to help homeowners and builders create much-needed infill housing. These will help on the margin, but we still need smart lenders to help create even more robust financing options for ADUs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

“A national secondary market for construction financing could allow lenders, like state housing finance agencies and banks, to provide the investment capital needed to get multifamily housing projects built and keys in families’ hands.” There are many policy levers that must be pulled to get there,” the report reads. “A

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Thursday said it will aim to simplify the process of funding affordable housing projects through the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). The advisory bulletin came in response to comments by sponsors that have called the process too cumbersome.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Finance of America Companies (FOA) announced on Monday that its reverse mortgage brands — Finance of America Reverse (FAR) and American Advisors Group (AAG) — will be consolidated under the singular Finance of America brand going forward. By Q4, you will see us present consistently as Finance of America to the market.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Freiha joins Opendoor after a three-year stint at Alphabet, where he started as Google ’s vice president of finance and oversaw commerce and payments before moving to capital allocations and planning. Prior to that, he worked in similar roles with eBay.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

The mayor of Miami-Dade County wants to leverage the bond market to create a fund that will finance affordable housing projects, according to a Bloomberg report published Monday. Over the past five years, home prices in the Miami area have surged by 82%, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ). Out of the $2.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) has undergone a round of layoffs that are impacting multiple levels of the organization, including retail and corporate leadership positions. The news was first reported by National Mortgage News.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2023

In its third year, the 2023 HW Finance Leaders award celebrates the outstanding achievements of the top finance executives in the real estate and mortgage space. Congratulations to the 2023 HW Finance Leaders. As the housing market continues to face volatility, the role of CFO has become increasingly critical.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Veteran mortgage executive Bill Dallas has left his position as president of Finance of America Mortgage amid larger changes to the Texas-based nonbank lender’s C-Suite and business lines. His exit was first reported by Inside Mortgage Finance. Presented by: Finance of America. Last year, the lender funded $35.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Today marks the last day to nominate someone for the 2023 HW Finance Leaders award. Don’t miss the chance to recognize the top finance executive at your organization! Nominees with highest probability of selection will hold a CFO, head of secondary marketing, EVP of Capital Markets or equivalent title. Ready to submit?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) detailed some of its ambitions in appealing to senior borrowers, which includes new TV commercials that feature former American Advisors Group (AAG) turned FOA spokesman Tom Selleck.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

HousingWire’s Housing Finance Leaders. Entering its second year, this year’s class spotlights the top finance executives who are driving financial performance and helping their businesses access the capital markets. VP, Capital Markets & Finance. Executive Vice President of Finance. SVP, Finance. Company Name.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Finance of America (FOA), the leading U.S. reverse mortgage lender, has received shareholder approval upon recommendation of its board to perform a reverse stock split at a 10-to-1 ratio in a move designed to boost the company’s stock price.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

In its 3rd year, the HW Finance Leaders award is celebrating the industry’s top finance executives who have muscled through another unprecedented year in housing and helped their organizations come out on top. So what does it take to be among the HW Finance Leaders? Click here for more details on eligibility.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

Lending and services platform Finance of America Inc. announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. Homeowners can also use it to access financing solutions through their contractor. in 2021 to $433 billion.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced this week that it has restructured its unsecured debt into new, secured debt that will come due beyond the original 2025 maturity date.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2021

HousingWire’s Finance Leader award recognizes outstanding performers in the finance space. Those rates resulted in record-setting volume for real estate and mortgage companies, and a whole new set of challenges for their finance leaders. The following pages honor HousingWire’s first class of housing finance heavy hitters.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Finance of America posted steep losses in the second quarter and has pledged to eliminate a significant percentage of its workforce to contain the financial fallout. Spreads on both agency and non agency mortgages increased to new highs in a matter of weeks,” Johan Gericke, CFO of Finance of America, told analysts. on Thursday, down 1.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

In addition to that, conventional underwriting does not serve the new-age economy such as gig workers, so you are seeing this demand for alternative financing. “And Potential partnerships Home equity investments are likely to become essential to the home finance product marketplace. And that has already started to happen,” Craft said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Today, she interviews Yanely Espinal, the Education Outreach Director for NextGen Personal Finance. As a child from an immigrant family, financial literacy was not something that was discussed at home, and Yanely struggled with personal finance as she entered adulthood. I’m a daughter of immigrants. I had no idea.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

F2 Finance wants to scoop up a share of a “fragmented” fix-and-flip market as a lack of housing inventory sharply limits transactions. just to give an idea of how fragmented it is in terms of the lender,” Christian Faes, founder of F2 Finance, said in an interview with HousingWire. LendInvest has more than $4.7 billion (£3.7

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

Finance of America Companies on Wednesday told investors that it managed to increase in originations in 2021, but a more competitive landscape reduced margins and, consequently, the company’s net income. Finance of America funded $35.6 Finance of America shares were trading at $3.39 On paper, the company posted a $1.17

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2022

Unlike other HousingWire awards, Finance Leaders focuses specifically on corporate finance, secondary marketing, capital markets or strategic finance executives within mortgage banking or a real estate brokerage only. The post Nominations for HousingWire’s Finance Leaders award are now open!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2022

The second annual Finance Leaders award will be closing today, but there’s still time to nominate someone before the end of the day! We’re looking for strategic finance executives who are enabling, supporting and navigating this growth and innovation within mortgage banking or a real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

Finance of America Reverse will soon debut a hybrid product that combines elements of a reverse mortgage with a forward mortgage. The new product, called EquityAvail, funds at closing and requires that the borrower make payments for 10 years but at a reduced amount, Finance of America Reverse said this week.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2020

End-to-end lending and services platform Finance of America Capital is the latest mortgage company to get in on the mushrooming IPO craze. Finance of America, says its collection of companies has originated over $65 billion in loans since 2017. Finance of America operates through retail, wholesale and correspondent channels.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

Fast-rising interest rates hit Finance of America Companies hard in the first quarter of 2022 and the company cut almost 600 jobs compared to one year ago. . Meanwhile, for the specialty finance and services, the company forecasts $195 million to $215 million in revenues and a 12%-14% margin. It began trading at $10 a share.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

The Federal Reserve ’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances found that the median net worth of a homeowner is approximately $255,000 — more than 40 times that of a renter. It has enabled first-time, low- to moderate-income borrowers to secure affordable mortgage financing since 1957 while protecting taxpayers from mortgage credit risk.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Finance of America intends to acquire Parkside Lending ‘s third-party origination channel operation for $40 million, the publicly traded lender and servicer announced Tuesday. Our TPO business is a part of our long-term growth strategy,” Bill Dallas, president of Finance of America Mortgage, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Multichannel lender Finance of America (FOA) announced Thursday its chief executive officer, Patti Cook , will retire as soon as the company finds a successor. HousingWire recently spoke with Bill Dallas, President of Finance of America Mortgage, to discuss how brokers can leverage technology to accommodate today’s unique homebuyer.

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RIS Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He’s been their top loan officer for nine consecutive years, and top officer nationwide for six years… The post Home-Financing Solutions From America’s Leading Loan Officer appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

This collaboration has brought on the truest sense of community.” – Bill Dallas, president of Finance of America Mortgage. Still, few bring the degree of holistic focus of Finance of America Cares (FOA Cares), which aims its generosity at both the wider world and the workforce within Finance of America.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2021

Finance of America Mortgage. Finance of America Mortgage has served the rigorous demands and long-term needs of our customers for more than a quarter-century. The post Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Finance of America Mortgage appeared first on HousingWire. We’re dedicated to helping our clients achieve the dream of homeownership.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2024

Miami -based startup Waltz Inc. launched on Wednesday to serve international investors in U.S. real estate with a fast, digital mortgage process. The company is initially working in nine states with plans to expand. “Investing in anything nowadays takes just a few clicks, unless you’re a foreign citizen investing in U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

“Marketers and loan officers need to be prepared for a longer lead-nurture timeline today than the refi market frenzy we experienced the last two years,” said Jim Anderson, chief marketing officer at Finance of America Mortgage. Finance of America offers a robust mar-tech stack, working with the best technology partners in the business.

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