Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2023

National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI) announced on Tuesday its integration with Vesta , a loan origination system (LOS) provider and software-as-a-service company. ” National MI’s API platform lets lenders and LOS providers quickly and seamlessly retrieve accurate mortgage insurance quotes through Rate GPS.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Mortgage tech startup Staircase says it has launched a tool that enables mortgage insurers to automate the underwriting of non-delegated mortgage insurance (MI) policies for lenders at about half of the typical cost. Which mortgage tech advancements are making the biggest impact? Presented by: Stavvy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

New American Funding ’s partnership with Matic Insurance and OneSource Solution will provide insurance and home setup services for existing and new customers while NAF is processing the loan. Mortgage customers can bundle food, wind, auto, pet, life and other personal lines of insurance through NAF Insurance, which is powered by Matic.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages. In fourth-quarter 2023, Rocket reported $10.3

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

the holding company for Enact Mortgage Insurance Co. , The credit facility will be used for working capital and other corporate purposes as well as for capital contributions to its insurance subsidiaries. Enact (Nasdaq: ACT), formerly known as Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corp., Enact Holdings Inc.,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

The Federal Reserve ’s 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances found that the median net worth of a homeowner is approximately $255,000 — more than 40 times that of a renter. First-time homebuyers are the driving force of the housing market and typically utilize low down payment mortgages to achieve homeownership. Today, roughly $1.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Homeowners with the Federal Housing Administration -insured mortgage financing will now be allowed to obtain private flood insurance policies, expanding consumer options to protect borrowers from the country’s major natural disaster. . billion, did not have the required NFIP coverage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Under the waiver program, the government sponsored entity (GSE) would bypass traditional title insurance by granting certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie. In August, however, news broke that Fannie had decided to scrap the pilot program before it had even launched.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

In addition to that, conventional underwriting does not serve the new-age economy such as gig workers, so you are seeing this demand for alternative financing. “And And with rising home prices and the growing burden of traditional mortgage debt, homeowners are looking to tap into their home equity without taking on additional debt.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2023

The title insurance industry is often bemoaned for being antiquated and making minimal changes, but that has not been the case for the past 12 months. The program would grant certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie Mae and will be rolled out this spring, according to Politico.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2022

In a selling guide announcement released last week, Fannie Mae announced that it would be accepting written opinion letters from an attorney in lieu of a title insurance policy “in limited circumstances.”. If a lender receives an AOL in lieu of a title insurance policy, the lender must report Special Feature Code 155 when delivering the loan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

Finance of America Reverse will soon debut a hybrid product that combines elements of a reverse mortgage with a forward mortgage. The lender says it’s an innovative approach to servicing borrowers who are in retirement age but don’t qualify or wish to refinance into a long-term mortgage.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Title premium volume continued to trend downward during the second quarter of 2023 as high mortgage rates and low housing inventory continued to plague the real estate industry. billion in title insurance premiums, down from $6.21 billion in title insurance premiums, down from $6.21 Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

Genworth Financial said it will delay the initial public offering of its recently rebranded mortgage insurance arm, Enact Holdings. ” The Richmond, Virginia-based company initially considered taking its mortgage insurance arm public to pay down $1 billion in debt coming due this year. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding Company has partnered with information technology consulting company Infosys on a mortgage-as-a-service platform. Better’s mortgage as a service currently consists roughly 20% of its revenue and the lender aims to grow this business line, Garg said.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 27, 2024

In this week’s episode, host Hal Humphreys speaks with Toni Moss, CEO of AmeriCatalyst LLC and Speaker on Climate Change and its effects on the mortgage industry. Toni Moss and AmeriCatalyst are hosting the upcoming conference, Going to Extremes: The Extreme Climate, Housing and Finance Leadership Summit.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Passage allows Congress to fund the government for 45 days, provide $16 billion in disaster assistance, and temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program. In the meantime, Congress continues to work on a long-term reauthorization of the program, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said in an FAQ document released last week.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

A passion for technology led her to work in the fintech and blockchain spaces, and she has now turned her attention to the senior finance space by founding a company called Graceful Finance. naturally exposing her more closely to the American reverse mortgage industry. But the problem is they’re cash-flow poor in relative terms.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Homeowners in the United States have experienced a precipitous drop-off in the availability of home insurance policies this year, with the availability of certain policies having dropped by more than half, according to a report commissioned by insurance agency Matic Insurance.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

vertical manager of strategic partnerships at Liberty Mutual, to discuss how partnering with a nationally recognized insurance company improve borrower engagement for lenders. HW: How can partnering with a nationally recognized insurance company improve borrower engagement for lenders?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Thursday sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to address the availability of flood insurance. MBA members are very concerned that private property insurance has reached a point of critical market dislocation,” the letter said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

In late June, Susan Gregory received an estimate for a new homeowner’s insurance policy on her 120-year-old St. Augustine, Florida property, after her previous insurer, United Property and Casualty, went insolvent earlier in the year. This is one of the easiest parts of Florida to insure and costs have gone up over 40%.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2022

According to the regulator, the bank violated the FDPA to “make, increase, extend, or renew loans” secured by properties in special flood hazard areas until after it obtained proof of adequate insurance. Flagstar Bank originated almost $40 billion in mortgage loans from January to September 2021, an 11.4% The post Flagstar to pay $3.6M

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

One potential product that could assist in paying for LTC and its insurance could be a reverse mortgage, according to personal finance publication Kiplinger. Insurers currently offer few affordable options for those in the economic middle , according to Kiplinger. population grows older in the coming years.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Prior to the advent and widespread use of title insurance, before taking title to a property, the buyer required that the title be free of any rights, interests, liens or encumbrances of others for which the buyer would be responsible for.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday announced that it has published a new final rule that eliminates a current requirement for lenders to register the branch offices where they conduct FHA Title I or Title II mortgage loan originations. The rule, originally proposed in March 2023 , takes into consideration stakeholder comments.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

After a tumultuous year of disruption and uncertainty in 2020, mortgage servicing continues to change in order to meet consumer needs, regulatory demands and best practices. These regulations regarding mortgage compliance change regularly which impacts how servicers manage their portfolios.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The effort was intended to decrease systemic risk, but by focusing narrowly on the risk posed by banks, it would likely increase risk in the mortgage market. The proposal would make it more expensive for large banks to hold, sell or service mortgages, reinforcing their now decade-long retreat from mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is according to experts who spoke to personal finance website Bankrate about the concept of taking on a new mortgage in retirement. Age information is collected at the time of origination, but only for Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) purposes. 30-year mortgages were never meant to be for them.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Steve Resch, vice president of retirement strategies at leading reverse mortgage industry lender Finance of America , knows a lot about the intersection between the interests of financial planning professionals and reverse mortgage industry members. And I’m curious how this combines with what you do for Finance of America.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

A proprietary reverse mortgage from Finance of America Companies (FOA) now secures the home of Rhode Island ’s honorary historian laureate after the property was returned to the owner after attempts to bequeath it to a nonprofit historical society he founded. This is according to reporting from The Providence Journal.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Unfortunately, too many misconceptions persist among real estate and even mortgage industry professionals about the VA home loan, and those misconceptions have big (and negative) impacts. VA mortgage loans generally provide veterans and active-duty service members with more favorable terms than other loans on the market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

The attorney general of Michigan has re-released a consumer alert about the reverse mortgage product category during financial literacy month. A reverse mortgage is a type of home equity loan extended, in most cases, to those who are 62 years of age or older,” the announcement stated.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Among homeowners who have a mortgage escrow account, only 52% fully understand how the account works, according to survey results released Thursday by property tax services provider LERETA. In 2023, 60% of the calls were related to escrow accounts, specifically shortages due to rising property taxes or insurance costs.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

The continuous development of loss mitigation tools and practices in the mortgage industry will play an essential part in preventing future foreclosures, but additional safety nets — particularly for those mortgage customers who belong to historically disadvantaged populations — will play a critical role in thinning the racial wealth gap.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Mortgage brokers ’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services provided. Violations identified vary across different stages of the loan process.

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