Eyes on Housing

JANUARY 20, 2023

As elevated mortgage rates and tight inventory continue to weaken housing demand, the volume of existing home sales declined for an eleventh consecutive month as of December, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). While mortgage rates have retreated in recent weeks due to recession concerns, they are likely to.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered mortgage bank Prosperity Home Mortgage , a subsidiary of HomeServices of America , promoted Justin Messer to president and CEO on January 1, 2023. Messer succeeds Tim Wilson, who has been in the position since 2014. in the mortgage lending space. . billion in 2021, according to Modex.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Ocrolus , an AI-driven financial document automation platform, has launched an enhanced dashboard for mortgage lenders, the company announced on Tuesday. Ocrolus serves both wholesale and direct mortgage lenders. We provide lenders with a highly flexible and scalable back office so they can focus on their core business.”

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Miller Samuel

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I joined my friend Barry Ritholtz of RWM and of The Big Picture on his Bloomberg Radio MIB podcast for the sixth time since 2014. Here are the previous interviews from 2014 , 2016 , 2020 , 2021 and 2022. Here's the transcript , book recommendations , and the podcast version!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It’s the highest share of all-cash transactions recorded since 2014. Redfin classified purchases as all-cash when transactions had no mortgage loan information on the deed. High mortgage rates are exacerbating inequality between people who own homes and people who don’t,” Redfin Senior Economist Sheharyar Bokhari said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Longtime reverse mortgage industry professional, advocate and leader Scott Norman has been appointed as the new CEO of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA). Norman is currently serving his fifth consecutive term as co-chair of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2022

We’ve all been wondering what 5% plus mortgage rates would do to the hot housing market, and now we’ve got that and a bag of chips. As a result, I’ve been rooting for mortgage rates to rise to create a balancing impact on this housing market. The last time this data line was fragile was back in 2013-2014.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The premise of a mortgage rate lockdown is simple: so many American households have such low mortgage rates that some will never move once rates rise, which then locks up housing inventory. It all started when mortgage rates jumped from 5.25% to 6.25% this year and I saw how home sellers reacted to that move.

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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. for the week ending Feb.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Mortgage rates have pulled back in recent weeks giving consumers and loan originators some breathing room, but headwinds in the industry are far from over. Overall, purchase volume is now down 56% from the near-term peak in January 2021 and 9% below the previous trough in 2014. times the median annual income, Piper Sandler said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for the industry, economists of the the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said at the 2023 Annual Convention & Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But then a rebound in 2024 — up 19%,” Fratantoni said. “It’s

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan remained unchanged at 2.72% this week, Freddie Mac said in a report on Thursday – the second week in a row rates have sat at the lowest recorded level in the survey’s near 50-year history. The average fixed rate for a 15-year mortgage also remained unchanged from last week at 2.28%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But I need to explain why this level has more in common with 2014 housing data than the credit stress markets of 2005-2008, and why you should care. In the summer of 2020, I talked about how the housing market would change, but it needed the 10-year yield to break over 1.94%, which roughly means 4% plus mortgage rates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

in 2009 to about 12-14% during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2014. The evolving landscape The overall landscape of the reverse mortgage market is subject to change despite the reviewers’ attention to detail and sound predictions, the report said. The percentage of endorsements with an MCA between $300,000 and $417,000 decreased from 17.6%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary : “thud.” One of the top 10 lenders that posted gains, however, was Open Mortgage. This is a different situation.” HMBS issuance in 2023 came out to $6.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2022

We finally got mortgage rates to rise, and for people like me who have been concerned about how unhealthy the housing market was last year — and it got a lot worse this year — it’s a blessing that was much needed. million line in the sand has been this: Home prices grow above that 23% level: check Mortgage rates spike higher: check.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The bureau first filed its complaint against Consumer First Legal Group, The Mortgage Law Group LLP and the four attorneys on July 22, 2014, as part of “a coordinated effort against various foreclosure relief scam operations by the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 15 states in 2014,” the bureau said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

To say that mortgage rates have been on a wild Mr. Toad’s ride in 2022 is an understatement. People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% People thought the mortgage rate drama in 2013-2014 was a lot when rates went from 3.5% We saw this in 2013-2014 and 2018-2019.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The problem: They did not qualify for the loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Embattled digital lender Better.com launched a program that will allow customers to apply for a mortgage, get pre-approved, lock their rate and receive a mortgage commitment letter within 24 hours. It generally takes about 20 to 45 days for a buyer to receive a mortgage commitment letter depending on all the conditions being met.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2021

Mortgage credit availability increased by 1.4% in May – a sign that volume-hungry lenders continued to loosen credit standards in a highly competitive market, according to Thursday data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. MBA’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) which uses 100 as a benchmark — increased to 129.9

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Mortgage credit availability increased marginally in July following a big downturn in June , according to a report released by the the Mortgage Bankers Association on Thursday. The MBA Mortgage Credit Availability Index overall rose by 0.3% The MBA Mortgage Credit Availability Index overall rose by 0.3% in June to 118.8.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage credit in August was the tightest in more than six years as a weak economy prompted lenders to tighten standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Thursday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell 4.7% last month, the lowest since March 2014, indicating stricter requirements to get loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Mortgage credit is still the tightest it has been in more than six years, but steady loosening in January revealed lenders are preparing for a rebounding economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Tuesday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index rose 2% to 124.6 Department of Agriculture fell by.1%,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Mortgage credit in September was the tightest since February 2014 as a weak economy prompted lenders to raise standards, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Thursday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index fell 1.9% last month, indicating stricter requirements to get loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Mortgage credit is still the tightest it has been in more than six years, but an unwavering February may be the calm before the purchase storm as lenders prepare for a revitalized economy, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a report on Tuesday. The group’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index remained unchanged at 124.6

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

He was previously promoted to portfolio manager and managing director before becoming CIO in 2014. In the mortgage space, Carrington Mortgage Services provides nonqualified mortgages ( non-QM ), conventional mortgages and government-backed loans through the FHA , VA and USDA programs. Carrington originated $1.38

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week published a mortgagee letter (ML) amending a 2022 requirement for mortgage lenders, and anyone seeking to do business with FHA, to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in order to be eligible for such business. The rule is effective immediately.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Excelerate Capital, a multi-state full-service wholesale, retail and residential mortgage banker, announced today the successful completion of its acquisition of Castle Mortgage Corporation. . “Castle Mortgage is an ideal strategic fit for Excelerate, and we are thrilled to have them join forces with us,” Thompson said. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) this week announced that Jonathan Scarpati, senior vice president of wholesale production at Finance of America (FOA), has joined its board of directors for the remainder of the 2024 term. Scarpati expressed excitement for his new role.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported an average net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The trade group also projected the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to average around 6.9%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Most recently, he served as the president of Fairway Central at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. In May 2020, Brenning also founded and led Amerisave Wholesale Mortgage Solutions , a technology- and service-driven wholesale lending platform. “I Since 2014, he worked as its senior vice president.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The housing market experienced more volatility last week, with housing inventory dropping as mortgage rates moved higher. The start of 2023 has been good, considering mortgage rates have stayed above 6% most of the time. I am keeping an eye on how much growth we can get with mortgage rates over 6%. Since Nov.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joins the HousingWire Daily podcast to talk about why low mortgage rates need to end. During the interview, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath interviews Mohtashami on his most recent article , “We need higher mortgage rates to cool the housing market.”. Already a member?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ’s attempt to revive a mortgage servicing misconduct lawsuit against Ocwen Financial Corp. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that most of the watchdog’s complaints against Ocwen that occurred from January 2014 to Feb. 26, 2017, are prohibited because of a 2014 consent order.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Back in 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the rule to instill strict underwriting standards for mortgage loans, but also hoped not to hamper the availability of affordable home loans for creditworthy borrowers. The federal Ability to Repay Rule has always been a study in contradiction.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

Bank of America (BofA) prevailed in a court case brought against it by Cook County , Illinois , which sued the bank alleging predatory mortgage loans to Black and Hispanic borrowers in the Chicago area. The news was first reported by Bloomberg Law.

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