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NRMLA, MBA provide comments on HECM application, origination documents

Housing Wire

MBA and NRMLA each state that they are generally supportive of the proposed changes, which include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of a refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.

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HUD seeks public comment on updates to reverse mortgage documents

Housing Wire

These include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of the refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, the notice said.

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The activities RESPA allows real estate agents to perform

Housing Wire

However, RESPA applies to a construction-to-permanent loan inside one bundle. Loan for vacant land. When a loan is offered to buy land that will not be used to build a covered residential framework, RESPA doesn’t have to look into the loan. Loans for large land parcels.

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Why CAR campaigned for California’s Proposition 19

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Proposition 19 eliminated the ability of homeowners to transfer primary residential properties to their children or grandchildren without the property’s tax assessment resetting to market value if the property is being used as a rental house or second home.

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Amid record-high origination volumes, mortgage fraud risk is down – Here’s why

Housing Wire

Investment loan applications are showing a higher risk because real estate investors have a profit motivation for their activity,” said Bridget Berg, Principal, Fraud Solutions at CoreLogic. VA-based programs had the lowest-risk applications, CoreLogic found. This makes identity issues and straw buyer situations rare,” she said.

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Could the assumable mortgage level the playing field?

Housing Wire

.” CMS said that in the case of an FHA loan being assumed at the company, CMS offers a simultaneous second lien to the qualifying buyer for an amount up to 80% of the determined property value. It cannot be used by the veteran to purchase another property until the assumed loan is paid in full.

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The MSR sector continues to shine, but there is a looming concern

Housing Wire

Prestwick is marketing four separate deals, two in partnership with MCT, valued in total at $2 billion — which together also feature MSRs for single-family residential loan pools from all three agencies. Unlike Fannie and Freddie, however, Ginnie does not purchase loans. billion; Home Point Financial Corp., billion, 6.2%

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