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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

promoted Brian Ralston to executive vice president and chief mortgage banking officer. In his new position, Ralston will lead the mortgage banking division’s strategies and oversee origination and servicing operations of the wholesale, non-delegated and delegated correspondent channels, and warehouse lending.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Benchmark Administration (IBA) , will take on a new role as president of ICE Mortgage Technology starting on March 1. Bowler will be in charge of ICE’s business segment, which is focused on automating elements of the mortgage industry and delivered a revenue of $1.1 Timothy Bowler, president of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jonathon Haddad, president of Next Door Lending , will replace Katie Sweeney as the chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME). Haddad joined the channel in 2020 at Next Door Lending, where he transitioned from vice president to managing partner and president.

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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 18, 2021

After three weeks of unchanged rates, the average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan jumped 8 basis points to 2.81%, reaching its highest point since mid-November, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Increasing lending and servicing capacity – regardless of mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Through every financial transaction in a person’s life — whether a mortgage, auto, student or personal loan — there is one constant: the borrower. Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange. A bigger vision. “We’re

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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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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

A coalition of trade organizations — including the American Bankers Association (ABA), the Housing Policy Council (HPC), the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and U.S. historical dataset. “We FHFA was comfortable approving VantageScore 4.0 that use trended credit bureau data.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2021

Volly , a mortgage tech company that offers customer relationship management and point-of-sale services for lenders, announced Wednesday the acquisition of mortgage and real estate tech startup Home Captain for an undisclosed amount. The post Mortgage tech firm Volly scoops up Home Captain appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Like many players in the non-Qualified Mortgage space, Deephaven Mortgage was forced to halt operations in 2020 when liquidity dried up. million security backed by non-QM mortgages that have seasoned for an average of nine months, a presale report from S&P Global Ratings showed. Non-QM lending is poised for growth in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2022

a direct-to-consumer mortgage lender acquired by Guaranteed Rate in February 2021 , is planning a workforce reduction amid higher mortgage rates and lower refinance volumes. The layoffs affect mainly mortgage consultants, specialists, and assistants, but it targets underwriting and closing professionals.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2021

The DOJ alleged that between 2013 to 2017, the bank violated the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act “by avoiding predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods [in the Houston, metro area] because of the race, color and national origin of the people living in those neighborhoods.”. Specifically, Cadence will provide $4.17

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Inman

JUNE 14, 2023

Mortgage lenders tightened standards for the third month in a row in May, with mortgage credit availability falling to the lowest level since January 2013.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The secondary market, often an afterthought for most participants in the mortgage process, took center stage in 2020. The country was in the middle of the financial crisis, as the consequences of the deceptive mortgage lending practices from all the years prior came crashing down.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Interfirst Mortgage , the retail mortgage business he founded in 2001, had grown to $14.5 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. In 2012, Dmitry Godin was seemingly on top of the world.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before. I was a mortgage lender and I saw firsthand the shortcomings of the various kinds of software verticals. I worked for a mortgage company from 2007 until 2013 — that’s where I learned the industry.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Dybvad, who joined the company in 2013 and is now a vice president, will be responsible for loan origination production in the Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Kentucky markets. Last month, PrimeLending sued competitor First Community Mortgage, Inc. for allegedly poaching about 100 of its Mid-America employees.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

The Housing Policy Council sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday expressing its opposition to delaying the implementation of the Final QM Rule and expiration of the 2013 QM Rule, set to take effect on July 1, 2021. 1, 2022 and opened up a comment period.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

Kiavi, founded in 2013 and led by CEO Michael Bourque, expanded to three states in June and now operates in 32 states and Washington, D.C. Kiavi, which rebranded from Lending Home in November, ranked as the top short-term lender in the fix-and-flip space in 2021, with $2.7 Employees will be terminated on Friday, July 15.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

In 2013, George Ralph Elliott applied to refinance his Ohio home ahead of a separation from his fourth wife, claiming both his monthly rental income and the spousal support he would soon receive. By early 2017, Elliott defaulted on his mortgage. That same year, he sued his lender for violating the Truth in Lending Act.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has appointed two veteran regulators to lead enforcement and supervision, the latest indication that Director Rohit Chopra will heavily prioritize fair lending and racial equity issues. He also had a stint as director at the Center for Responsible Lending. a legal defense nonprofit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage has entered into an agreement to acquire California-based retail lender LendUs , multiple sources familiar with the deal told HousingWire. . In 2020, the company acquired First Choice Loan Services , a New Jersey-based mortgage company with offices in 15 states. LendUS doesn’t have quite the same heft.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2022

The board of directors appointed Graham Fleming, FoA’s president since October 2020, as interim CEO, responsible for the company’s forward, reverse, commercial and home improvement lending segments, as well as lender services. Like many competitors, FoA’s traditional mortgage business has been affected by higher mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

SimpleNexus , a digital mortgage startup, announced on Tuesday that it picked up $108 million in a Series B funding around. The fund raise comes as the company attempts to increase its marketshare within the eClosing and mobile mortgage segments.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2022

Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate will discontinue its third-party wholesale channel, Stearns Wholesale Lending , just one year after it acquired the multichannel lender. increase compared to 2020, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. The volume puts the company as number eight among the top mortgage lenders in the country.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2022

Kiavi , formerly LendingHome , recently closed a $218 million private-label securitization of unrated short-term mortgages — described as “residential transition loans” (RTLs) by the lender, which serves the fix-and-flip market. billion in originations, up nearly 78% from 2020, according to a recent report by Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mortgage industry groups on Tuesday made their voices heard in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s proposed reinstatement of its 2013 disparate impact rule. But the mortgage industry and HUD don’t see eye-to-eye on how that decision should be taken into account.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

In analyzing more than 7 million homes sold between 2013 and the beginning of 2021, Redfin found homes in Black neighborhoods are undervalued by an average of $46,000 compared to homes in primarily white neighborhoods, the company said. “That’s $46,000 that would multiply as the years go on and benefit future generations.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

Prior to her seven-year stint at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, from 2013 to 2014 Anderson worked as an attorney at Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC , specializing in fair lending counseling and compliance. But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the larger mortgage industry, continue to wrestle with diversity.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

The digital revolution has changed the game in mortgage lending over the last few decades, resulting in a rise in digital operations such as online applications and eClosings. While some digital mortgage technologies and processes are origination-specific (e.g., In Q4 2021, the value of mortgage debt outstanding in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

But that all changed with the 2008 financial crisis, in which nonbank lenders made billions in bad mortgage loans, and, as a consequence, would eventually be placed under the supervision of the CFPB (in addition to depositories with $10 billion or more in assets and their servicers).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The conforming loan limit for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will pass the $1 million mark for the first time in 2023, reigniting a debate about the government’s role in the mortgage market and its persistent affordability challenges. However, Rocket Mortgage said it will offer the new ceiling within 24 hours.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

After all, the FHFA reported that since 2013, the GSEs had paid approximately $15 billion in interest and premiums for their CRT coverage while receiving just $50 million in write downs or reimbursements. Presented by: Acra Lending. Simply put, we’ve not seen unexpected losses between 2013 and the first quarter of 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

While the Fed’s interest rate policy certainly has an influence on mortgage rates via its effect on the 5-year and 10-year Treasury note rates, there is by no means a one-to-one correlation between the two. Thus, lenders can and should expect continued volatility in mortgage rates through the end of 2021 and into 2022.

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