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Did Michael Strauss, accused of fraud, just start a new mortgage company?

Housing Wire

The nascent mortgage company, however, has only one loan officer registered and no loan origination volume so far, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. We are no closer to being paid and he had the capital to open up Smart Rate Mortgage,” said a former employee who requested anonymity due to an ongoing legal case.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

The mortgage loan officer handling the loan? There is administrative time involved, as well as legal factors. In more recent downturns, such as during the 2008 recession, many foreclosures were due to bad lending. From 2015 to 2018, there were 5 significant fires. Was it the borrower? A Zillow Zestimate?

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MBA economists: The overcapacity that still needs to be cut

Housing Wire

The first category is real estate credit, which covers most establishments focused on lending with real estate as collateral. The second category is mortgage and non-mortgage brokers, which includes establishments that facilitate lending by bringing borrowers and lenders together.

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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. And HUD can bring lawsuits claiming bias in mortgage lending. The law also required banks to lend within their communities.

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The fate of HUD

Housing Wire

A spokesperson for HUD said the agency could not discuss investigations or strategy of fair lending enforcement, but said that fair lending is a priority of the Biden-Harris Administration and HUD. In August, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge signed an agreement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to strengthen fair lending enforcement.

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