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Banks report tighter lending standards, weaker demand for mortgages and HELOCs

Housing Wire

banks have tightened their lending standards for residential real estate (REE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) in the second quarter amid the collapse of regional banks and a cascade of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation. A 40%-plus net share of all U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks.

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Are reverse mortgages for purchase a ‘sleeping giant?’ Pros are split

Housing Wire

H4P endorsements accounted for roughly 6% of the 32,963 HECMs endorsed for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance that fiscal year. It represented a modest recovery for a highly underutilized option within a wider and similarly underutilized lending program sponsored by the federal government.

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Another lender settles redlining accusations with DOJ

Housing Wire

The complaint filed in federal court on Wednesday alleges that from at least 2015 to 2021, Lakeland failed to provide mortgage lending services to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Newark. Federal officials said similar banks generated five times as many loan applications from prospective Black and Latino home buyers as Lakeland.

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Opinion: Solutions to restore housing as an economic growth engine

Housing Wire

But that engine could stall if action isn’t taken to increase the supply of affordable housing and expand opportunities for lending to underserved families. To stimulate production, local governments can incentivize developers to set aside affordable housing for underserved households, especially by granting tax breaks and density bonuses.

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Don’t expect a drastic housing market turnaround in 2023, Fitch Ratings says

Housing Wire

Brown anticipates more consolidation in the industry on the mortgage production side, as “there’s less than one loan being done by a loan officer per month on average,” he said. So, it’s definitely not like selling a loan to a GSE (government-sponsored enterprise). You need a buyer and seller,” Brown said.

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Presenting HousingWire’s 2021 Class of Rising Stars

Housing Wire

Manager, Government & Industry Relations. Genworth Mortgage Insurance. EVP, Retail Lending. Alterra Home Loans. Senior Loan Officer. Supreme Lending. VP, Lending Support. VP of Engineering. ICE Mortgage Technology. Madisyn Rhone. Malte Kramer. CEO & Founder. Luxury Presence.

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PRMG’s John Ashley on cybersecurity and privacy

Housing Wire

JA: I was going back through some old PRMG stuff and they had “the five tenets of mortgage lending success” and it was: product, pricing, compensation, marketing, and fulfillment. And we’re also looking at changes for our wholesale lending technology to help streamline that. JA: First, privacy is a huge area.