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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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Trade groups express concern to FHFA over historic credit data

Housing Wire

The VantageScore dataset that is scheduled to be made available includes information going back to 2013, which is not far enough, the groups assert. FHFA was comfortable approving VantageScore 4.0 for use by the GSEs based on limited historical data,” the letter reads.

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Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds

Housing Wire

By July 2013, things were going so well that Godin and his wife purchased a lakefront mansion in Winnetka, Illinois, for nearly $13 million , a record for the posh Chicago suburb. 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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UAD and Forms Redesign Update for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

fair lending laws has been on regulators’ radar in recent years. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) publishes data tracking the mortgage and appraisal production numbers of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) going back to 2013. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.67

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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

Myth #2: Data collectors are going to replace appraisers There’s a lot of buzz right now about PDC possibly replacing traditional property appraisal, but the intent of this service is to fill a gap in the lending process. I quit commercial lender appraisals when my local bank was bought out in 2013 (competitive bidding for low fees).