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loanDepot settles with Hsieh, nominates Steve Ozonian to the board 

Housing Wire

loanDepot announced Monday it will promptly increase the size of its board from eight to nine members to accommodate Ozonian, who has been the CEO of the Williston Financial Group since 2017, and his term will last from 2023 to 2026.

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HUD outlines reverse mortgage wish list in budget proposal

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are a few key priorities related to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. federal government. Within the congressional justifications for the U.S. HUD is requesting $2.5

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

The transformation is required at the end of 2026 with testing beginning late 2025. Ernie is the Chief Valuation Officer at Voxtur, where he develops innovative solutions for the valuation industry and expands Voxtur Valuation Services. Private Money Lending – fast turn times, high fees. Meet in person.

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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

One option developing in Washington is the reshaping of zoning laws to allow more housing on parcels of land once zoned for one home. Well, members of the Fed board shared an upbeat forecast about where they believe short-term lending rates are headed. interest on its interbank – or Federal funds – lending rate.

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Bank regulators issue new Community Reinvestment Act rule

Housing Wire

. “The rule maintains a focus on evaluating bank performance in areas where banks have deposit-taking facilities, but also enables evaluation of retail lending and community development activities outside of branch networks,” Michael S. Barrs, Fed vice chair for supervision, said in a statement.

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2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

Appraisal Today

The overall timeline has not changed; however, we wanted to provide the industry with more milestone details to help in development, testing and training to prepare for the new UAD and Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR). To see the timeline (from 2018 to 2026) PDF, Click Here Too large to include in this newsletter.