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Downes named president of Enterprise Housing Credit Investments

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Enterprise Community Partners announced on Wednesday the appointment of Kari Downes to the position of president at its housing credit investments business, effective April 1. Downes, who currently serves as Enterprise Housing Credit Investments EVP, will succeed current president Scott Hoekman who has spent the past 30 years at Enterprise.

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Hometap reaches $1B in home equity investments 

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Boston-based fintech company Hometap has deployed more than $1 billion in home equity investment (HEI) products since its launch in 2017, the company announced on Tuesday. The HEI provider typically recoups its initial investment and takes a percentage of the home’s future value when the property is sold.

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Radian Group announces strategic investment in FinLocker 

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Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. .” FinLocker also does both of those things,” said Radian’s CEO Rick Thornberry. “As

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Why Hometap is betting on the growth of the home equity investment market

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homeowners are “house-rich, cash-poor,” home equity investment firm Hometap provides clients with a way to tap into their home equity instead of selling their home or taking out a loan. When the home sells or the homeowner settles the investment within the 10-year period. Based on the notion that far too many U.S.

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Fairway makes new reverse mortgage investments, rejoins NRMLA

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Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation announced on Tuesday a series of reverse mortgage maneuvers designed to increase the company’s investment in the space. To ‘lead by example’ “These strategic investments reflect our deep commitment to the future of our reverse mortgage business,” said Steve Jacobsen, CEO of Fairway. “We

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First Financial Bank to invest $700M by 2028 in affordable mortgages

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billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. First Financial Bank’s plan also includes investments in small-business lending and donations to organizations that create and preserve affordable housing.

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HUD to invest $174 million for climate resiliency in multifamily

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced an investment of $173.9 The investment supports the Biden administration ’s agenda to “invest in America,” and what it calls its “environmental justice agenda.”

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