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Blend breaks into title insurance with latest acquisition

Housing Wire

Digital lending software provider Blend announced on Monday that it is expanding its cloud-based platform with the acquisition of Title365 from the Mr. Cooper Group for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million. Cooper’s original name prior to rebranding) in 2015. Streamline by combining services.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

This is the statement in the HUD/FHA ML-2024-07: “This included guidance to improve the established process by which FHA program participants may request an ROV if the initial valuation is lower than expected.” In more recent downturns, such as during the 2008 recession, many foreclosures were due to bad lending. Was it the borrower?

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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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Ginnie Mae’s new liquidity standards are sorely needed

Housing Wire

Unlike lenders or servicers for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , Ginnie Mae issuers are responsible for passing along payments to investors after borrower equity, federal agency and mortgage insurance resources are exhausted. If those issuers fail, Ginnie Mae is ultimately responsible for making those investor payments.

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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

Housing Wire

Founded in October 2020 by former Zillow executives who envisioned a way to accelerate the mortgage approval process, the Tomo notched a valuation of $640 million after raising $40 million in Series A funding in March. I suspect the ever-rising valuation of fintech companies is over for a while.”. million in the first quarter of 2022.

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Unacceptable Appraisal Practices from Freddie Mac

Appraisal Today

Bottom line: If the home is going to be financed by a lender, insured by FHA, or sold on the secondary market, you must make sure you compile a fair, thorough report to ensure that the lender doesn’t take a loss. The only appraisers who get sued are those performing appraisals for mortgage lending.