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Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Non-bank originator Change Lending will continue to originate non-qualified mortgages ( non-QMs ) for underserved borrowers after it reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Department of Treasury that would keep the firm certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 7, 2021
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday resolved uncertainty around special purpose credit programs, 45 years after Congress allowed lenders to tailor products to groups that have historically been excluded from homeownership. In a legal memo, HUD stated that SPCPs are allowed under the Fair Housing Act.
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Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2024
The original forms were designed before the digital age, to be completed on typewriters. Appraisal software companies have innovated the process of “filling out “these forms, but they are still constrained with the original typewriter design. These forms became fixed in the mortgage industry and have remained the standard for decades.
Housing Wire
JULY 28, 2021
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. ” The company said it will be giving its employees 24 hours of paid time off to volunteer, with a current focus on homelessness. .
Housing Wire
JANUARY 12, 2024
The company later told RMD, however, that the loan was within current product lending limits. When asked about the reportedly higher lending limit for this loan, a FOA spokesperson told RMD that the reporting on the loan amount is simply incorrect and that it is “within current HomeSafe lending limits.”
Housing Wire
JUNE 21, 2023
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the regulator’s agenda will address issues relevant to the housing industry. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has 11 different items in the pipeline in its section of the federal government’s 2023 spring regulatory agenda, released last week by the White House.
Housing Wire
MAY 27, 2022
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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