Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Government-owned corporation Ginnie Mae announced on Wednesday that it has revised its definition for high-balance loans, conforming to new limits announced earlier this week by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), according to All Participants Memorandum (APM) 23-13. That’s up 5.5% compared to the current limit of $726,200.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

A former Quicken Loans executive, Booth has over 15 years of experience working in state and federal government bodies, focusing on transforming the mortgage industry through technology. Lessinger is a founding principal and broker/owner of RE/MAX Realty in Nevada, having built a team of 130 agents in three offices over the span of 22 years.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2022

In an additional note of caution looking forward, the lender’s SEC filing indicates that it cannot guarantee requests for future loan-covenant amendments or waivers will be agreed to by its lenders, “in which case we would be in default under these agreements.”. ” The lender wrote in its SEC filing that as of June 30, it had $90.8

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

The update will also now allow 203(k) consultant fees to be financed for a limited 203(k) loan, and rehabilitation periods will be extended for both limited 203(k) loans (to nine months) and for standard 203(k) loans (to 12 months). FHA has also updated its FHAC guide to provide details for these changes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Loan repurchases continue to trend downward at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , but there appears to be a separation developing in loan-repurchase patterns — with Freddie reducing its loan buybacks at a faster clip than Fannie, according to recently released data and public filings. Breaking it down There was a total of $335.6

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

We’ve asked Phillip McCall, president and chief operating officer at ACES Quality Management , how lenders can keep up with new and upcoming regulations to maintain loan quality in this very competitive environment. Our team has literally gone through the alphabet soup of lending regulations to fully apply them within our technology.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

Bank of America (BofA) prevailed in a court case brought against it by Cook County , Illinois , which sued the bank alleging predatory mortgage loans to Black and Hispanic borrowers in the Chicago area. Cook County, the judge said, was too far removed from the alleged predatory lending scheme to be considered the proper plaintiff.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Ginnie Mae: loans are our ‘absolute property’ In a filing to the court submitted on Wednesday, Ginnie Mae — using its official acronym “GNMA” in court filings — said that TCB cannot challenge the authority the company maintains over the reverse mortgage securities program. TCB’s interest, Ginnie Mae said, “derived entirely from RMF.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Garth Graham, senior partner and manager of merger and acquisition activities for the Stratmor Group , said many of the layoffs in the IMB industry so far have involved employees working in support positions, with loan officer jobs being the last to be jettisoned. Charting the loan officer exit.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against two companies on Tuesday following recent investigations of mortgage companies that use deceptive mailers to advertise loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. On July 24, the CFPB announced consent orders against Sovereign Lending Group, Inc.,

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2024

But it was not enough to bring home loan originations to year-ago levels. Wells Fargo is focused on purchase loans, which accounted for 87% of the total volume in the period. “Credit performance during the second quarter was consistent with our expectations,” Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf told analysts. It reached $5.3

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It can improve loan production and acquisitions but hurt their servicing portfolios. In total, loan acquisitions and originations had an unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $31.7 At the same time, our servicing portfolio — now near $650 billion in unpaid principal balance and nearly 2.6 million from July to September.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2021

PNC Bank allegedly breached Fannie Mae ’s COVID-19 payment deferral agreement by continuing to charge homeowners who opted for the home retention option for past-due monthly principal and interest payments. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that PNC’s practices violated the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (MCPA).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently observed that across all kinds of financial services, activities that had once been principally the province of banks have moved into the nonbank sector, including IMBs. Bank CRA obligations cover far more than their mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Peter Sciandra, who serves as EVP of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. We’ll have those loans that come in where we have to look at every opportunity that we can to save that deal and help that client. Were seeing market headwinds, and not really seeing a lot of release in the rates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

Currently, the lender ranks sixth place among the top wholesale lenders in the nation, though its rebranding could signal that PennyMac is looking to increase its market share in the wholesale lending space. In the wholesale lending space, there has been a notable push to entice brokers to come onboard. As of Sept.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

The banks’ Q1 2024 earnings, released on Friday, showed declining home loan volumes compared to the prior quarter — and executives believe that the macroeconomic landscape will remain tough in the months to come. All of its production in Q1 2024 came from its retail branches and was mainly focused on purchase loans. billion in Q1 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The repurchase-request volume, which includes both depository lenders and nonbanks, is being driven up this year by the huge volume of lower-rate loans made in 2020 and 2021 that Fannie and Freddie are continuing to vet for loan-sale representations and warranties violations. And it just might push some smaller lenders over the cliff.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. 15, 2022, for the purchase of 51 loans, with a total principal value of $32,864,270. 20, 2022, to Feb.

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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.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Tuesday issued an informational notice to mortgage lenders in which it reiterates various loss-mitigation options afforded to companies and borrowers who are engaged in FHA lending programs in presidentially declared major disaster areas (PDMDAs).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

The company’s loan production pretax income was $35.9 Pennymac reported that the quarterly increase in production revenue was primarily tied to higher net gains on loans held for sale at fair value due to higher volumes in its direct-to-consumer channel. The total value of its loan acquisitions and originations dropped to $21.7

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

Most mortgage professionals have either started to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) or are at least aware of how it can be adopted to make the loan origination process more efficient. “Once data is identified, the system can then run a series of automated comparison checks or rules,” Jennifer Fortier , principal at Stratmor, said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

With low interest rates and a booming refinance market, it is natural that loan officers and brokers are focused on agency loans and also a thriving purchase market. The guidelines for QM [loans] are pretty stringent,” he said. “We We are that next outlet for people who have complicated scenarios. Flexible Programs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

In December, Rocket Mortgage became the first lender to use eNotes in closing a Ginnie Mae -backed loan as part of a pilot program. Now, it says the market is set to see widespread eClosings of Ginnie Mae loans by the end of this year. Leveraging eClosings to effectively manage increased loan volumes.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. 15, 2022, for the purchase of 51 loans, with a total principal value of $32,864,270. 20, 2022, to Feb.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The company reduced its cost structure by nearly 20% in 2023 following a nearly 25% reduction in 2022, but lower origination volume failed to keep the company profitable as the industry is still going through a challenging period for mortgage lending. billion in closed loan volume, down from $133.1 billion for all of 2022.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

The purpose of the committee is to provide nonbinding advice to the agency on how Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks can achieve their goals as a “reliable and responsible source of liquidity and funding“ across the single-family and multifamily housing sectors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

.” Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2023

On December 22, 2021, borrower (loanDepot) executed an eighteenth amended and restated promissory note in the principal amount of $268,000,000 in favor of Lender (NexBank), evidencing the loan,” according to the filing. Both agreements are secured by loanDepot’s mortgage servicing rights of Freddie Mac loans.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Financial wellness technology company EarnUp reached a new milestone last quarter, helping millions of Americans schedule mortgage, auto, and student loan payments through its Payday to Payday program and technology. Lending and servicing organizations turn to EarnUp to reduce risk and streamline operations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

Gulotta has spent more than three decades on mortgage operations and wholesale sales, with stints at Movement Mortgage , Figure , Premier Lending , Quicken Loans (now Rocket Mortgage ), and Wells Fargo. “I Before joining Deephaven, Heitzmann was principal at LGH Consulting. Presented by: Angel Oak.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Name Job Title Company Name Ali Haralson President Auction.com Amy Jo Plummer Vice President of Customer Experience Maxwell Anita Blue President LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance Candy Nowak Chief Credit Officer CMG Financial Cecilia Choy Chief Operating Officer ICE Mortgage Technology Cerita Battles Head of Community & Affordable Lending Chase Charis (..)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Principals of the private holding company StoicLane led the round, the firms said on Wednesday. Last year, Interfirst relaunched its services with a new proprietary loan origination technology platform. It’s also made a push to hire teachers and first responders to be loan officers.

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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.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mortgage lenders are now considering adding home-equity lending to their portfolios as they look for growth in a declining refinance market and seek opportunities to cross-sell to their existing customer base by tapping into historic amounts of home equity,” said Joe Mellman, senior vice president and mortgage business leader at TransUnion.

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