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Movement to pay $24M to settle underwriting government loans fraud case

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Attorney noted that we ‘took significant measures to stop the practices, both before and after being notified of the United States’ investigation,’ and that the settlement is ‘not an admission of any legal liability.’ Like its peers, Movement has the authority to originate and underwrite loans without first having the government review them.

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Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

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The federal judge overseeing a case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae has dismissed a portion of the bank’s complaint against the government-owned company but will allow the majority of the case to progress, according to court filings reviewed by RMD. Presiding Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled in the U.S.

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Ginnie Mae denies majority of complaint in Texas Capital Bank lawsuit

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae largely deny any allegations made against the company in the original complaint. Attorneys for the U.S. This is according to court documents reviewed by RMD. The judge largely disagreed.

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Opinion: Two legal issues relevant to FHFA’s review of FHLB system

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This article addresses two legal issues relevant to the review: FHFA’s statutory authority to reduce the number of Federal Home Loan Banks, and The application of the FHLBank statutory “super lien”. This provision may be challenged by the affected FHLBank under legal process. Short-term advances are not so restricted.

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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

Apart from questions of governance, the report found significant gaps in the Appraisal Foundation’s fair housing requirements and training. The report comes just as a task force to root out bias in appraisals, led by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , finalizes its policy recommendations. “I

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The mortgage industry should build ATR rule governance

Housing Wire

The natural trajectory could be tightening of credit underwriting that disproportionally impacts some communities if uncertainty exists in the legal and regulatory requirements of the rule. The rule still calls for the lender to “document and verify” the borrower’s ability to repay with standards that need development.

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

Housing Wire

District Court for the Northern District of Texas , Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) saying the warehouse lender lacks standing and discounts the authority the government has to extinguish a lender from its reverse mortgage-backed securities program.

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