Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When it concerns an assignment we worked on, we have a specialist team evaluate the complaint and advise our client on their response. We also assist clients with repurchase demands on loans we did not provide services. HW: With higher rates, the market for home equity lending continues to grow.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Founded in 2000, Irvine, California-based Inco-Check leverages its proprietary web-based platform to support GSE, regulatory agency, and investor requirements. With NGC’s acquisition of Inco-Check, the company aims to enhance loan quality and prevent fraud in a competitive mortgage and consumer lending market, Inco-Check said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Polly, a software-as-service mortgage-technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform , has raised $37 million through a new funding round, its third since launching in 2019 — bringing the total raised from investors to $57 million. Building the next generation of tech: Three ways to digitize home lending.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

“With technology impacting all areas of our lives, it is time for participants across the mortgage ecosystem to experience an improved process that simply works better and costs less,” said Daniel Wallace, GM of Figure Lending.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2021

HousingWire: What does the performance of non-QM in the first half of 2021 tell us about the future of non-QM lending? As well, restrictions set forth by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac along with increased bank lending restrictions mean increased demand for non-QM. We can save the deal for our clients and the borrower.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

An LO with a client at the closing table. The question was on the minds of many at the Waldorf Astoria in Dana Point, California on Thursday – will non-qualified mortgage products become more commoditized as the rising rate environment wallops agency lending? It’s not subprime lending. That takes a lot of time.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Smart Rate website mentions that the mortgage lender offers purchase and refinancings, jumbo, FHA, adjustable, bank statement and investors loans. That tool canceled benefits retroactively back to May but that may have been sorted out forcefully.” (The Strauss settled with the SEC, agreeing to pay $2.45

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Blend’s investors are apparently convinced that the company can radically transform lending, simplifying and digitizing regimented-but-clumsy processes that are still rather paperwork-heavy. The startup, led by co-founder Ghamsari, helped 291 clients process roughly $1.4 ” The post Blend is now worth $4.6B.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

As the market shifts, interest in non-QM lending from traditional lenders and brokers has increased. Overall, I think the consensus we’re hearing from clients is that the overall non-QM market is going to continue to grow in 2022. And investor guidelines are continually evolving. is just under 10 million, a 4.6% annual increase.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There’s an opportunity here for risk and QC teams to encourage trust in the lending space through strong processes and review. Ensuring trust in lending opens doors for more creativity, such expansion of the credit box and additional products, ultimately increasing access to homeownership and therefore, expansion of the credit box.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Broad in reach and deep in functionality, the PPE manages many core functions in mortgage lending, such as decisive product eligibility and sophisticated pricing strategies, as well as automating the rate-lock process. Black Knight also delivers leading risk management, loan trading, and MSR valuation solutions for lenders of all sizes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Data and analytics giant Black Knight made moves in the secondary mortgage market again, launching its Mandatory Analytics dashboard that will allow investors to analyze and benchmark their actions on the secondary market. One of the best tools that mandatory investors have at their disposal is access to precise, accurate and timely data.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

Mortgage industry experts believe the current turbulence has potential to hit the jumbo space harder, mainly due to a reduced investor appetite in the secondary market and banks’ tightened financial conditions for borrowers. The bank crisis has also reduced the spread between conforming and jumbo loan rates.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. The database and the CRM tool is key for us to be able to monitor the different life cycles of the customer. But the client gets to benefit from that.” On the non-QM side, only 3% of the market has been penetrated.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). With efficiency metrics and client outcomes like these it’s no surprise that the company continued to attract capital and investor interest.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

“In the second quarter we continued to expand our customer base and grow within existing customers, closed a large acquisition that will accelerate the advancement of our platform, and executed a successful IPO with strong investor interest and support,” Ghamsari said in a statement. It also said it now has deals with 32 of the top 100 U.S.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. I think potential clients appreciate this.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. The financing for the initial deal was handled through a cryptocurrency lender called Helio Lending.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2022

But this is going to become infinitely more complex,” said David Sheeler, executive vice president of correspondent lending and servicing finance at Freedom Mortgage Lending. We have so far successfully utilized prepayments and mortgage payoffs from other clients to fund principal and interest advances relating to forborne loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

CAPE Analytics has unveiled a new, AI-powered , automated property condition report (aPCR) tool crafted for institutional lenders, whole loan investors, and real estate investors. The tool can be paired up with other types of valuation metrics. The real competition for us is the status quo,” added Begley.

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Listing Spark

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Episode Summary Julie Daniels subs in for host Aaron Jistel and Rachael Holladay, VP of Lending at Stallion Funding. About Rachael Holladay Rachael Holladay is the VP of Lending at Stallion Funding, a real estate and hard money lending firm. She has been with the company for 12 years and enjoys helping her clients be successful.

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Listing Spark

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Brandon Smith, who has over 13 years of investing and lending experience, specializes in owner financing and has developed a successful system for sourcing deals and minimizing risk. In this episode, we’ll learn more about his approach, how he finds and closes deals, and best practices for working with banks and private investors.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The obligation to the client isn’t met. Two of the best examples occur when there is lending involved or litigation pursued. Additionally, lenders, investors, developers, and attorneys may request a commercial appraisal review if they have worries about rental delinquencies or vacancy rates. Grant Applications.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 13, 2022

We are committed to providing our customers the best vendor management tools and enabling greater third-party oversight,” said Ernie Durbin, Chief Valuation Officer at Voxtur. Through the seamless integration with Clearbox, we are providing our clients greater visibility and control over the vendors they engage during the valuation process.”.

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Listing Spark

AUGUST 11, 2022

For those that haven’t been a real estate investor before, hard money lending may be confusing. We’ll dive into hard money lending with Romney Navarro, CEO of Streamline Funding which is a Texas-based private lending company. Romney says that if you’re a first time investor or new builder, you need to find a partner.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

And then there are some areas that are specific to our products in the non-QM lending space where there may not be anything in the market that is pre-built or off the shelf and the only opportunity to actually bring some of our lending products to market or execute on our on our strategies is to build something custom.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

“Thanks to our strategic emphasis on technology, including years of investment in AI and the cloud, Mr. Cooper is well positioned to provide our customers with world-class service, operate as a trusted counterparty for our industry stakeholders, and grow and sustain investor returns.”

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AmeriMac

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It plays a significant role in several aspects, from buying and selling to lending purposes. Commercial appraisals are relied upon by property owners, buyers, sellers, investors, and lenders to make informed decisions. Commercial Real Estate Appraisal is a crucial process that helps determine the value of commercial properties.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The truth is there are more and more tech elements out there that help real estate investors, be it potential homebuyers, cash-only buyers or iBuyers. HW: How can real estate agents and loan officers collaborate to foster strong relationships with clients despite rising rates? being brought into existence. At our heart, Percy.ai

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. 533 ReBuilt 1,096% 2015 Vertically integrated marketplace helping homeowners sell their unwanted property and real estate investors find great off-market deals. Other established names to make the Inc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

Why embrace the new when the folks in the back office were doing just fine with the tried-and-true tools — even if these tools were pen and paper? From my perch as the CEO of a digital lending platform, the past two years have witnessed a sea change in technology adoption. The path to digital lending.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 27, 2024

ClearAVM’s up-to-date and reliable valuations help property investors and asset managers make more informed investment, management and underwriting decisions with confidence. SFR investors also depend on AVMs to evaluate a portfolio of assets, inform leasing and asset sale decisions and ensure due diligence.

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DataMaster

JUNE 15, 2023

. — also known as short-term rentals (STRs) — to claim STR income as part of the borrower qualifications side of the lending decision. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. This imbalance in the lending equation has created the situation we find ourselves in today.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It took several years to re-establish effective and meaningful communication between appraisers and their lending partners. When it comes to lending activity, appraisal revisions have always been a part of the appraisal process. There was also a breakdown in communication between lenders and their appraisal partners.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Many questions arise with appraisal of owner-occupied properties that do not come up with investor-owned properties. This course focuses on the common elements between divorce and estate appraisals, with primary emphasis on how they are different from standard mortgage lending appraisals. ” – Kim L.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Another loan closing today is for a real estate agent who is an investor and has done many mortgages in the past. Regulators at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have expressed growing concerns about fair lending issues associated with pricing exceptions. Fair lending concern To start, here’s how pricing exceptions work.

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DataMaster

JUNE 15, 2023

. — also known as short-term rentals (STRs) — to claim STR income as part of the borrower qualifications side of the lending decision. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. This imbalance in the lending equation has created the situation we find ourselves in today.

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