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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. The largest settlement recorded , at $25 million, was with New Jersey-based Hudson City Savings Bank in 2015.).

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

In 2015, the family paid $250,000 for a 2,900-square-foot house in Ormond Beach, Florida. The recent experience with state distribution of rental assistance and unemployment insurance is perhaps a preview of the challenges ahead. States, overwhelmed with claims and understaffed, also had problems paying unemployment insurance.

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State Appraisal Boards – What Do They Look For?

Appraisal Today

2 Lenders require appraisers to carry E&O insurance because they routinely seek to hold appraisers responsible for loan losses. Despite the fresh coat of paint and a small but modernized kitchen and bath, the home retains many of its original features, including the loft bedroom, where the school’s headmistress once slept.

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“It’s math:” How mortgage solutions companies are fighting for survival

Housing Wire

Blend brought in more than $71 million in the first three months of 2022, but more than half of its revenue came from title insurance and settlement services provider Title 365 in the challenging origination environment. Many mortgage analysts and consultants noted new tech is needed to build modern, efficient and automated processes.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

Bradley, SRA, CDEI In September of 2015, FHA revised Handbook 4000.1 An Inside Look at E&O By Peter Christensen Excerpts: There is no law requiring that real estate appraisers must have professional liability insurance – or E&O insurance as it is often called – except in one state. How does the FHA define appliances?

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Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions

Appraisal Today

While that number may seem high to some, in the context of lending and property complexities, that is a 54% improvement in performance cited earlier in this article (from 35% 10 years ago). Lenders want fire insurance for all mortgage loans. Or insurance problems for flooding, hurricanes, or other natural disasters.

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Inside the government’s feeble fight to end redlining

Housing Wire

The three agencies in charge of such reviews — the Federal Reserve , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — have not denied a single bank merger in 15 years. Senior administration officials claim that rooting out “modern-day redlining” is a top priority. But there was a catch.

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