Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mortgage credit availability increased slightly in August but remained close to the very low levels last seen in January 2013, according a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index picked up by 0.3% in August.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Mortgage credit availability dropped to its lowest level since 2013 in July as receding origination volumes led to lower profitability for many lenders. The trade group’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell by 0.3% Simultaneously, liquidity concerns persisted for some jumbo lenders. last month.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2023

Mortgage credit availability barely increased in June as the industry continues to operate at reduced capacity. This is a consequence of persistently high mortgage rates resulting in lender consolidation as well as a decline in mortgage applications , the Mortgage Bankers Association said. last month. last month.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Lenders One Cooperative announced on Monday that it has struck a deal to lease retail space in Walmart stores to sell mortgage products and services. ” Walmart isn’t the first warehouse-style retailer to offer mortgage products on location. Neither company offered mortgages. The post Welcome to Walmart.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Mega Capital Funding just became the latest company to re-enter the non-Qualified Mortgage space with the launch of several new product lines. Non-QM lending is poised for growth in 2021. Back in March, Mega Capital Funding became one of many mortgage lenders that ceased all non-QM operations. Presented by: Angel Oak.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

To be successful, lenders have to rely on mortgage lead generation to find potential borrowers. Home Lending Pal (HLP) has an anonymous marketplace that uses conversational intelligence, machine learning and blockchain to help first-time homebuyers through the home research and lending process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Lenders continued to tighten credit standards in June as higher mortgage rates slowed refinance and purchase activity. The monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) fell by 0.3% in June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Purchase mortgage rates , measured by the Freddie Mac PMMS Index , were at 5.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

A former Quicken Loans executive, Booth has over 15 years of experience working in state and federal government bodies, focusing on transforming the mortgage industry through technology. Planet Home Lending has promoted four people to vice president positions, supporting the company’s continual growth.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

New Jersey-based mortgage lender The Money Store named industry veteran Coleen Bogle as chief marketing officer, the company announced on Monday. The hiring follows changes in marketing leadership at other mortgage companies, including Guild Mortgage and Rocket Companies.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebranded itself to Real Genius and announced the launch of a modern mortgage application platform to simplify a borrower’s experience. Additionally, the lender promises borrowers a “personalized approach” and “access to veteran mortgage professionals.”.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 7, 2022

Mortgage credit availability decreased in March according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The MCAI fell by 0.7%

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

In a comprehensive study of mortgage market liquidity, Liquidity Crises in the Mortgage Market , several well-known academics provided compelling evidence for “liquidity vulnerabilities associated with nonbanks.” These were 2000-2003, 2004-2008Q2, 2008Q3-2011, and 2012-2015. NonBank Risk Multipliers Compared to Depositories.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

A Department of Veterans Affairs lending program for Native American veterans has been severely underutilized, a government watchdog found. from 2012 to 2021. The GAO said that the VA lacked the staff to run the lending program and failed to inform communities that it exists. Presented by: Salesforce.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Mortgage credit availability increased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from Ellie Mae’s AllRegs Market Clarity business information tool. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. in August.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Mortgage credit availability increased in September, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from Ellie Mae’s AllRegs Market Clarity business information tool. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. in September.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2022

Mortgage credit availability dropped in March, a sign that lenders tightened credit standards amid insufficient inventory of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates. The monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell by 0.7% last month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Presented by: CreditXpert.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2022

Mortgage operations veteran Suzy Lindblom was named chief operating officer at lender and servicer Arc Home this week. Lindblom joins the non-QM-focused lender following a stint at First Guaranty Mortgage Corp. She was previously the COO at Glenn Stearns’ Kind Lending and Planet Home Lending.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) shows that mortgage credit availability increased in July. The report from Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) analyzes data from Ellie Mae’s AllRegs Market Clarity business information tool. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The MCAI rose by 0.3%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2022

Mortgage credit availability dipped for three consecutive months, largely due to shrinking refinance loans, according to the monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index , (MCAI) which fell by 0.9% to 120 in May, the lowest level since July 2021, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

To say that mortgage lenders are facing challenging times would be a considerable understatement. The substantial increases this year present challenges in the mortgage sector, as the note rates produced can become illiquid if not hedged. The last time that the rate reached 3.25% was in 2005 — and we all know how that story unfolded.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mortgage credit availability decreased in November according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from Ellie Mae’s AllRegs Market Clarity business information tool. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. in November.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

Ohio-based lender Union Home Mortgage made changes to its leadership group, promoting three executives to vice president positions as the company seeks to boost its growth. According to Inside Mortgage Finance, the company is the 49th-largest mortgage lender in the country. UHM’s origination volume increased 25.8%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

HousingWire: How do you view the lending landscape for 2024? To the buyer of an $800,000 home putting down 20%, the mortgage savings would be roughly $500. Granted, mortgage rates aren’t at their pandemic lows, but historically they are in line with what homeowners have typically paid. million in 20 years.* 1 non-QM lender?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday signaled that officials are still focused on bringing down inflation to 2% while monitoring how much recent bank failures slow lending in the economy and cool demand. What does it mean for buyers, sellers?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Chicago-based mortgage originator Interfirst Mortgage Co. billion in 2012 to $2 billion in 2016. “The mortgage industry is fragmented and ripe for disruption by tech-enabled, customer-centric platforms,” Al Goldstein, CEO of StoicLane and one of the investors in the round, said in a statement. and former U.S.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

The dismal 2024 mortgage market has one very silver lining: $32 trillion in home equity. The biggest year of mortgage production , from 2021-2022, generated $4.5 Cost to originate But providing the right lending products is only one factor in succeeding in this market. The other is reining in the cost to originate.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 11, 2022

Mortgage credit availability increased by 1% to 126% in February according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 10, 2022

Mortgage credit availability decreased in April according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The MCAI fell by 3.2% The post April Figures Show a 3.2

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Writing about digital mortgage in 2021, I am reminded of a cartoon in the New Yorker, in which two cavemen were starting a fire and one said “Stop saying everything is ‘unprecedented.’” I can set filters for my partner search on Bumble, so why can’t I filter results for a mortgage broker? 1 Personalization. 2 Digital adoption.

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Valuation Review

JANUARY 3, 2022

ClearPath Lending, a VA home loan origination firm, has provided more than 50,000 mortgage loans. These were guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs or insured by the Federal Housing Administration since the company was founded in 2012.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

Three veteran sales executives at Movement Mortgage have parted ways with the South Carolina-based lender to join the competitor Summit Funding, sources told HousingWire. Schoolfield and Shelton joined Movement in 2012, were promoted as divisional leaders in February 2021, and landed at Summit in July. division, to Summit.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Mortgage credit availability decreased in January according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology. The index was benchmarked to 100 in March 2012. The MCAI fell by 0.9% in January.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2012, Dmitry Godin was seemingly on top of the world. Interfirst Mortgage , the retail mortgage business he founded in 2001, had grown to $14.5 The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As mortgage rates rose more than 90 basis points to finish September at 6.72%, overall rate lock volumes predictably fell sharply – down 10% from August and almost 60% off levels from 2021. Lenders continue to face tightening profit margins as mortgage rates stay substantially higher than they were last year. from September 2021.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Return to a ‘task force’ The original task force was co-founded in 2012 by Giordano and Security One Lending ’s Torrey Larsen. Its mission statement included a desire to “champion groundbreaking research focused on reverse mortgages.” We have to be honest; that’s the reality.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Encompass eClose will be part of the mortgage fintech Maxwell’s point-of-sale platform.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

Seeking business growth in the current rising rate environment, originators are contemplating the benefits of adding reverse mortgages to their product mix. With mortgage interest rates steadily on the rise and refinance volume dropping, originators should immediately consider tapping into products that are less interest rate sensitive.

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