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Opinion: Title insurance is vital to protecting the American dream

Housing Wire

As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to protect what most Americans consider the biggest purchase of their lives. Why is a title search necessary for refinancing?

Insurance 518
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Regulators show united front on targeted lending programs

Housing Wire

Though regulators have the power to ding lenders for violating fair lending law, none of the agencies can give a special purpose credit program their blessing. The watchdog agency provided clarity for the kind of research and data that go into creating a targeted lending program.

Lending 337
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Gordon: FHA is examining mortgage loan assumption rules, hoping for a new partial claim option

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Julia Gordon. “We’re hoping to have a final policy [for the payment supplement partial claim] out before the end of the year, although I will say keep your fingers crossed that we don’t face any lapse in appropriations that would shut down the government.”

Mortgage 419
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Texas Capital Bank shoots back at Ginnie Mae over dismissal motion

Housing Wire

TCB claims that it dealt with Ginnie Mae in good faith, having lent “millions of dollars in much-needed financing to help the collapsing [RMF] continue making payments to senior citizens as part of a mortgage program critical to the federal government.” Ginnie Mae accordingly implored TCB to lend money to RMF.

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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

Servicers for FHA-insured mortgages can offer the modification immediately, according to the latest update to FHA’s mortgage lending policies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the implementation of such an option could prevent “several thousand borrowers a year from foreclosure.”

Insurance 508
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American Financial Network to pay $1M fee to resolve fraud allegations

Housing Wire

million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Brea, California-based direct lender American Financial Network will pay about $1.04 Attorney’s office.

Insurance 349
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FHFA announces new advisory housing committee

Housing Wire

The FHFA is seeking members who have a background in financing, development, and/or administrative work related to the government sponsored entities and the FHLBs. The committee, whose members have not yet been selected, will focus on the FHFA’s regulated entities, Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Finance 370