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Change Lending keeps CDFI certification after agreement with US Treasury 

Housing Wire

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).

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Ginnie Mae fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

Housing Wire

Included in the filing as attachments are the guaranty agreement for the Ginnie Mae HMBS program, a declaration in support of the government’s position by Ginnie Mae’s SVP for the Office of Issuer and Portfolio Management, a document detailing conditions of default in the program dated Oct. District Court for the District of Delaware.

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HUD ends silence on targeted lending programs

Housing Wire

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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Wells Fargo workers allege anti-Latino bias in predatory mortgage scheme

Housing Wire

This is according to original reporting by Bloomberg and court documents reviewed by HousingWire. Wells Fargo forces its employees on the Bilingual team to offer predatory lending options to Spanish-speaking customers,” the initial legal complaint reads. The bank, which paid a $3.7

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Homebridge to lay off employees following deal with CMG

Housing Wire

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows the job cuts will affect mortgage loan officers, final “docs” associates, desktop support professionals and business solutions architects, among others. “As

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The VA’s little-known program for Native American veterans

Housing Wire

A Department of Veterans Affairs lending program for Native American veterans has been severely underutilized, a government watchdog found. The GAO said that the VA lacked the staff to run the lending program and failed to inform communities that it exists. from 2012 to 2021.

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Stavvy’s solution securely digitizes and automates every aspect of the real estate transaction process

Housing Wire

Most digital solutions in the lending industry are designed to solve one problem and built for one audience in mind. This fragmentation makes it difficult for everyone involved in the lending process to communicate with each other effectively. It can intake documents from multiple sources as well as handle signings and annotations.