Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

Thursday, March 23 marks the one-year anniversary since the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released its action plan to curb instances of bias in the housing appraisal process. Led by U.S. FHFA, along with HUD, [the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S.

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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. The post Figure and Apollo complete ownership transfer via blockchain appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2024

Yellen told lawmakers that bank regulators are working to address risks tied to rising vacancy rates and lower valuations for office buildings in major cities. The exposure of the largest banks is quite low, but there may be smaller banks that are stressed by these developments.” banks moved away from commercial real estate lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the regulator’s agenda will address issues relevant to the housing industry. At the top of the list of housing issues the Bureau will aim to address is a rule related to automated valuation models (AVMs). While only a fraction of the total items on the agenda for the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) sent a letter to regulators on Monday warning of the “unintended consequences” of new quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs). When announcing the proposed rule, Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Lenders that adopt artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) into the mortgage lending landscape want to see operational efficiency, Fannie Mae ’s mortgage lender sentiment survey showed. Top recommended AI application ideas included compliance, underwriting and property valuation.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 15, 2024

Using the form structure, GSEs have been ingesting these eclectic abbreviations to develop a large database of residential valuation. In their software, appraisers have historical files that they may want to refer to, they have extensive template language already developed, and frankly they’re just used to it.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

Out of 200 senior mortgage executives surveyed, who represent 188 lending institutions, 94% think that appraisal modernization efforts will simplify the origination process. The desire to invest in appraisal modernization came in third place, with 29% of lending institutions reporting that this was a top-of-mind investment.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

As we all know, the home valuation is an integral part of the lending process that helps Americans in their journey to homeownership. This series of articles explores the role of appraisal review processes in the risk system in the format of mortgage lending for 1-4 family real estate. The Appraisal Review.

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McKissock

MARCH 24, 2022

On March 23, 2022, the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released a report entitled “Action Plan to Advance Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity.” Pages 5 and 6 of the report set forth 21 recommendations, termed “Agency Actions to Advance Valuation Equity.” Stay tuned.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

It’s a problem, it’s real, it’s documentable,” said Shannon Johnson, Touchless Lending product manager at Tavant. In March , Fannie Mae released an update to its Seller’s Guide that outlined more options for property valuations, including value acceptance (formerly appraisal waivers), value acceptance plus property data and hybrid appraisals.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

MBA is also keeping an eye on a developing case before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are aiming to make lenders liable for actions of third-party appraisers when those actions result in bias or discrimination during the valuation process, which MBA is also against. District Court for Maryland where the CFPB and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

While the lending industry has traditionally seen a measured and conservative approach to technological evolution, we are finding that many “strategic” decisions are made during these relative lulls in production. We have also seen large multi-channel lenders reducing their risk footprint in wholesale and correspondent lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Keith Austin has been promoted to director of asset management and valuation services. He will also continue to oversee the valuation team, which handles valuation requests from operations and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. Cenlar FSB , the second-largest mortgage servicer and largest subservicer in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the latest stakeholder to examine how racial bias may creep into property valuations. It’s unclear whether the inclusion of references to race in appraisal reports reveals bias in the valuation process or introduces it.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Texas-based mortgage lender Caliber Home Loans is the latest mortgage firm to ride the IPO wave, filing paperwork to potentially go public this year at a valuation north of $2 billion, according to a new report. Rocket Mortgage , America’s largest lender, made its debut in the summer and is now trading at a $45 billion valuation.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

As the appraisal industry struggles to meet demand, Voxtur has developed a solution to streamline the process. For appraisers, we have developed an end-to-end, encrypted, AI-driven platform to streamline scheduling, manage payments, and facilitate direct, real-time communication between stakeholders.

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Appraiserblogs

JANUARY 8, 2024

The seeming destruction of the appraisal profession by the federal government, GSEs and lending stakeholders is a collective action problem. Appraisers are responding to new GSE and lending dictates with reactions based on our own personal well-being. Not enough people speak up or stand up to change the trajectory of the narrative.

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Clear Capital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Interactive ClearAVM (automated valuation model). ClearAVM is an AI-based, investment-grade AVM that produces reliable, highly-accurate market value predictions and uses machine learning to deliver property valuations on more than 139 million addresses across the United States.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Clear Capital’s suite of field valuations, real estate analytics, and platform technology solutions help servicers prevent fraud, check the accuracy of completed appraisals and broker price opinions (BPOs), conduct portfolio valuation analysis and updates, and help with disposition analysis on distressed loans.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2022

Texas lender Mid America Mortgage rebranded as Click n’ Close to expand into the mortgage technology industry following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations. Click n’ Close will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and lending business for Native Americans, the company said Monday.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge joined Biden to mark the 100th year since a white mob killed hundreds of Black residents of the Greenwood District. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Streamline by combining services. Presented by: Altisource.

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Simonson Real Estate

AUGUST 24, 2020

It was here that I had the opportunity to moderate the Banking and Construction Lending Update discussion with Patricia Gnetz of U.S. Based on lender interviews and market reports, appetite for lending on each of the property types generally falls into in the following ranking (in order of best to worst). We had a great discussion!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

But, how you structure those agreements and the partnership you develop can make a big impact on how that service thrives. Outside his role at TMS, Lykken is also the host of two podcasts: “Lykken on Lending,” and “Lykken on Leadership.”

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Valuation Review

MARCH 27, 2023

The development of non-lending skills for appraisers. WalittSolutions #nonlendingskills #appraiserdiversity

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

In his own statement Thursday, Chopra said companies have “legal responsibilities when they let a black-box model make lending decisions.”. The CFPB has raised concerns in the past that algorithmic models perpetuate discriminatory mortgage lending practices.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

HW Annual will focus on All Things Housing, bringing together professionals from real estate, closing, valuations and mortgage to tackle some of the most important topics in the industry, with experts and practitioners to give you the information you can’t get anywhere else.

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McKissock

MARCH 28, 2023

In times like the present when the housing market is slow, you can help your appraisal business thrive by offering additional services beyond mortgage lending appraisals. What are some specific types of non-lending assignments that might be worth adding to your workload this year? Read the full survey results below. We do that.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

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. In 2018, the firm acquired Class Appraisal, a real estate asset valuation and appraisal management solutions provider. . Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2021

Fintech lender Figure Technologies is going full force in to the mortgage lending – and now servicing – blockchain revolution. Just one week after its announcement that it would merge with lender Homebridge Financial Services , the company revealed a partnership with loan servicing software developer Sagent. billion valuation.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Title I program insures mortgage loans made by private lending institutions to finance the purchase of a new or used manufactured home.). One of the updates to the program is enhanced value determinations, which will now “use a sales comparison approach” and allow for qualified FHA roster appraisers to perform valuations, the FHA said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more. The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), but did not take further action. “The Associate Director of FHFA’s Office of Fair Lending Oversight informed us that the Agency does not file complaints with the state licensing authorities and has no policy in place on the subject,” the report said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

This general alignment matters a great deal as the FHFA, through their oversight of the GSEs, who have the vast majority of the market share, plays a key role in the conforming lending market being the de facto regulator. In these responses, I hear a lending industry clamoring for the freedom to use the “new tools” that already exist.

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Valuation Review

APRIL 26, 2021

Nations Lending continued to add to its leadership team with the recent hiring of Randy Koerner, who will play a direct role in building sales as well as supporting the company’s branch development and sales growth. Read on to learn more.

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Appraiserblogs

MAY 15, 2023

Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending… AVMs. Home Valuations Are Being Subverted At the crossroads of it all is a campaign to weaken or eliminate valuations.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga. Valuation technology company Valligent Technologies has named Walter Allen as its executive vice president of digital transformation.

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