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Banc of California sues Sprout Mortgage, Planet Home Lending 

Housing Wire

A recent lawsuit filed by Banc of California is claiming that mortgage lenders and servicers Sprout Mortgage (now defunct) and Planet Home Lending owe $1.5 According to the lawsuit, the executive executed in November 2021 a personal guaranty in Banc of California’s favor for Sprout’s liabilities. million as of November 30.

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UWM moves to dismiss AML’s antitrust claim 

Housing Wire

The case began in March 2021, when UWM CEO Mat Ishbia announced the lender would not work with brokers who also did business with Rocket Mortgage or Fairway Independent Mortgage. AML also claims that wholesale lending is a separate submarket of the mortgage industry, which has barriers to entry. Any broker who did so would face fines.

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CFPB wants lenders to disclose reason for denial of credit

Housing Wire

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. The designers historically have been unwilling to tell lenders all the factors used and how they are weighted,” Kully said. In his own statement Thursday, Chopra said companies have “legal responsibilities when they let a black-box model make lending decisions.”.

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Blend launches housing equity program

Housing Wire

Digital lending and cloud banking startup Blend Labs has launched Blend Impact , a program focused on increasing access and equity in housing and financial services with Blend’s nonprofit partners. Launched in 2012, Blend raised $300 million in January 2021, not long after it introduced a series of consumer banking tools.

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Stavvy lands $40 million Series A for aggressive growth

Housing Wire

We are adding resources to engineering, security and trust, product, industry relations, legal, compliance and more. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies. The company was recognized as one of the 2021 HW Tech100 winners for its native eSign and hybrid transaction tools.

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Black households have most to gain from inclusion of rent payment data: report

Housing Wire

Racial Equity Accelerator for Homeownership, a collaboration between Urban Institute and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of San Francisco , on Monday released a report that examines how the adoption of alternative data can benefit Black households within the mortgage lending landscape. ” On-time payments.

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Mortgage industry provides commentary on CFPB’s proposed changes to QM loan definition

Housing Wire

Prior to the deadline for public commentary on Tuesday, housing industry trade groups, companies and organizations responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rulemaking for the general qualified mortgage definition and the expiration of the QM patch in January 2021.

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