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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration told mortgage servicers that they can now offer a 40-year loan term as a COVID-19 recovery option. Servicers for FHA-insured mortgages can offer the modification immediately, according to the latest update to FHA’s mortgage lending policies. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) “codified housing goals and added a Duty to Serve, which gives FHFA the tools to ensure that Fannie and Freddie stay focused on affordable housing and serving the housing needs of low- and moderate-income families instead of using a federal backstop to just cherry-pick the most lucrative loans.”

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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

Housing Wire

Consolidated Analytics serves clients in financial services, mortgage lending, servicing and capital markets, including banks, government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and originators.

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Q4 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

This entire housing cycle I’ve argued that we would NOT see a surge in foreclosures that would significantly impact house prices (as happened following the housing bubble) for two key reasons: 1) mortgage lending has been solid, and 2) most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. This is still historically extremely low.

Equity 98
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Housing Tech Rundown: Quantarium, Equifax and Ellie Mae

Housing Wire

Artificial Intelligence company Quantarium announced on Thursday its partnership with Valligent Technologies to launch a condition adjusted “Quantarium Valuation Model” for equity lending, broker price opinions and real estate owned valuations. version arrived just over six months after the 20.1

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Q3 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

However, I also argued this would NOT lead to a surge in foreclosures and significantly impact house prices (as happened following the housing bubble) since lending has been solid and most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. of loans are under 3%, 60.3% And there was a slight increase. Currently 22.9% are under 5%.

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Q3 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO

Calculated Risk Real Estate

We will NOT see a surge in foreclosures that would significantly impact house prices (as happened following the housing bubble) for two key reasons: 1) mortgage lending has been solid, and 2) most homeowners have substantial equity in their homes. REO (Real Estate Owned) is the amount of real estate owned by lenders.

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