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Department of Veterans Affairs pauses VA loan foreclosures for 6 months

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pausing foreclosures on homes financed with VA loans for six months to help military borrowers in danger of losing their homes, a department spokesperson said in a statement to HousingWire on Monday.

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Better launches fully digital VA loan with no minimum down payment

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Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) loans through its Tinman platform. We’ve been working toward launching a VA product for the past two years,” Vishal Garg, founder and CEO of Better, said in an interview with HousingWire. Better’s rate for VA loans was 6.375% as of Tuesday afternoon, the company said.

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Better introduces VA refi loan with no appraisal or closing costs

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of the loan amount) compared to the VA’s purchase, construction and cash-out refi options. To qualify, borrowers must have a current VA loan that is in good standing and must have previously used their VA entitlement. The product has a lower funding fee (0.5%

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High mortgage rates sideline homeowners from tapping home equity: ICE

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Mortgage holders withdrew a mere 0.41% of tappable equity in Q3, about 55% below the average withdrawal rate seen in the 12 years leading up to the Federal Reserve ’s most recent tightening cycle, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s mortgage monitor report. for FHA loans and 44.5% for VA loans.

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Here are the 2025 Tech100 Mortgage Honorees

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Now in its 13th year, the Tech100 program serves as a trusted resource for housing professionals, providing a definitive list of the industrys top technology providers. These companies are at the forefront of solving the biggest challenges mortgage professionals face every day. Check out the full list of this years honorees below.

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How federal housing agencies are utilizing emerging technologies

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Achieving digital optimization is a main priority for federal housing agencies, and it’s happening at a time when incorporating technology is becoming a crucial part of the entire industry. We’ve centralized our program so we can be more efficient. We just replatformed our underwriting system (.)

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Rapidio releases new income assessment tool for underwriters

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Rapidio , a mortgage underwriting technology provider, on Monday released the income assessment component of its underwriting product, FlexStack Component System. The new tool is an automated income verification feature, which is available across various types of loans, including conventional loans, FHA and VA loans.

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