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NAR wants VA to change rules that prohibit veteran buyers from paying broker commissions

Housing Wire

Earlier this month, the NAR announced the settlement of various lawsuits filed by home sellers, which allege that the real estate industry colluded to keep agent commissions artificially high at 5% to 6% of a home’s sale price. Concerns over the existing VA policies have been echoed among mortgage professionals.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

In the aftermath, one of the most contentious issues in the minds of mortgage professionals is how the ruling might affect FHA and VA mortgage borrowers. FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5%

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MSR sales played a key role in nonbank profits in Q1

Housing Wire

billion in proceeds from those MSR sales — with UWM accounting for $871.8 In a rising-rate environment, loan prepayments ebb, as refinancing becomes less attractive. That rising value, in turn, can make sales of MSRs a lucrative option for supplementing otherwise dour revenue streams. In total, between Jan. billion and $319.8

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VA extends deadline for COVID-19 home retention options

Housing Wire

VA’s servicers handbook outlines numerous home retention options available to borrowers including repayment plans, special forbearances, and loan modifications. There are also alternatives to foreclosure such as compromise sales and deeds in lieu of foreclosure. Borrowers now also have more time to defer their loan payments.

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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. Why are we on a 1009?

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

Housing Wire

The total number of loans in forbearance at the end of Q1 stood at 65,757, coming out to 0.21% of the total loans serviced and 15% of delinquent loans. Sixteen percent of home modifications in Q1 were modifications with principal forbearance, the report said. The serious delinquency rate also decreased to 0.6%

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Could the assumable mortgage level the playing field?

Housing Wire

In a paper published by the Urban Institute in October, Ted Tozer, the former head of Ginnie Mae , argued that government changes to assumable loans could benefit the market. There’s also the matter of handling piggyback mortgages since the sales price in most deals will exceed the mortgage’s unpaid balance.

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