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Ready or not, CRA modernization is at the door

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That’s partly because, according to a joint notice of proposed rulemaking from bank regulators on Thursday, banks’ performance would be judged by where they lend, not just where they have branches. Honestly we don’t know if that is coming or not,” said Ricard Pochkanawala, senior policy council at the Center for Responsible Lending.

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Park National Bank to pay $9M to settle redlining allegations

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District Court for the Southern District of Ohio last month, alleged that Park National failed to provide mortgage lending services by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Columbus area from at least 2015 to 2021. The complaint, filed in federal court in the U.S.

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CFPB ponders how well HMDA captures discrimination

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The agency asks for comment on whether the HMDA rule has “brought greater transparency to the mortgage market,” and whether it helps identify possible discriminatory lending patterns and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws. The agency also uses HMDA data to identify and call attention to systemic issues in mortgage lending.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. The original appraisal waiver solutions were launched in August 2017.

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Orchard raises $69M in Revolution-led Series C

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Existing backers FirstMark , Navitas , Accomplice and Juxtapose also participated in the financing, which exactly doubles the New York-based startup’s total equity raised since its September 2017 inception to $138 million. Knock this year shifted into lending ). And in July, it announced its formal launch of Orchard Home Loans.

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Nonbank lender job cuts could shorten the market downturn

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According to Cameron, the recent downturn has delivered the biggest and fastest rate increase in modern history — and the sharpest volume and revenue decrease the mortgage business has ever seen. billion in 2012, the company decided to shutter its business in 2017.

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Solving for fraud, biometrics are the future of mortgage

Housing Wire

payment amount in 2017?” The deeper the industry gets into digital lending, electronic loan closings and digital mortgage servicing, the more fraudsters will take until we find a suitable technology to authenticate our borrowers online. I had two car loans with different banks during those years. The rise of biometrics.

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