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What happens when borrowers have more control of the lending process?

Housing Wire

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Opinion: To support low-income borrowers, return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector

Housing Wire

Since the 2008 housing crisis , there have been significant changes that prompted the Treasury to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship. In fact, this was never the route intended by Congress when it passed HERA in 2008. So how do we get there?

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Why Diversify? Multiple Streams, Multiple Dreams!

Appraisal Buzz

Then came 2008: I suddenly found myself with a three-year old appraisal firm, a large office building full of furniture and equipment, several employees and trainees, and two young children—as the global economy imploded. Prior to the 2008 dust-up, this strategy had helped us become a dominant player in our market.

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Non-QM lender Athas Capital Group ‘bows out like gentlemen’

Housing Wire

Industry veterans Alim Kassam, Brian O’Shaughnessy and Kevin O’Shaughnessy founded Athas Capital Group and its in-house financing arm Rama Capital when the financial crisis hit the country in 2008. Since 2008, it has funded over 14,000 loans, reaching $5.5 billion in volume and becoming a top 10 non-QM originator.

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IMBs have a duty to serve lower-income communities

Housing Wire

Bank CRA obligations cover far more than their mortgage lending. It extends to their checking and savings accounts, small business and community development debt and equity financing, bank branch locations, financial literacy, grantmaking and more. We recognize that a duty to serve applied to IMBs may require a flexible approach.

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F2 Finance wants to capitalize on a fragmented fix-and-flip market

Housing Wire

So fix-and-flip lending is directly helping that supply and demand issue in terms of creating new housing stock or upgrading what would otherwise be dilapidated housing stock,” Faes said. We are able to essentially lend against the asset and move very quickly,” Faes said. LendInvest has more than $4.7 billion (£3.7

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What mortgage lenders need to know about wholesale

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. HousingWire: What role has wholesale lending historically played in the mortgage ecosystem?

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