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Opinion: To support low-income borrowers, return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private sector

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Since the 2008 housing crisis , there have been significant changes that prompted the Treasury to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship. In fact, this was never the route intended by Congress when it passed HERA in 2008. So how do we get there?

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HUD, VA announce $14.5M for veterans seeking permanent housing

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. New HUD-VASH vouchers have been issued every year since 2008, and more than 81,000 of these vouchers are actively under lease by veteran recipients. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week announced the awarding of more than $14.5

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Pennymac shakes up tech leadership

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He will be responsible for developing a road map to expand Pennymac’s proprietary servicing platform, Servicing Systems Environment (SSE). Founded in 2008, Pennymac employs about 3,900 people nationwide. Follette’s vision for the company revolves around a “frictionless customer experience,” the company said.

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GAO highlights reverse mortgage counseling in new report

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) counseling program was cited as an example. Bush in 2008, established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Among a series of 24 examples of federal financial literacy programs for these groups, the U.S.

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MMI acquires CRM platform Bonzo 

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MMI – established in 2008 and headquartered in Utah – provides tech solutions for mortgage and real estate professionals that allows buyers to search out and view properties on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) through its MobilityRE app. The company in April named Brian McKray as its director of product development.

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Movement Mortgage acquires brokerage Superior Rate

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Casey Crawford , a former pro football player, founded distributed retail nonbank Movement Mortgage in 2008, with a network of loan officers in more than 650 branches and more than 4,000 employees. . The company was first established in the New England region in Rhode Island. billion in the area, the company said. .

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FOA’s Sieffert on ‘massive pivot’ in 2023, reverse mortgage opportunities ahead

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Assessing forward vs. reverse When asked about the potential opportunities in reverse when compared to the forward business, Sieffert said it came down to assessing the competitive landscape and identifying the biggest way the company could make a splash in its well-developed business. “As We had some in the market, pre-2008.

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