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Incenter Lender Services promotes Sara Parrish to COO

Housing Wire

Philadelphia-based Incenter Lender Services has promoted Sara Parrish to chief operating officer amid a plan to attract independent mortgage banks (IMBs) with variable-cost services. ” Incenter has businesses focused on capital markets, loan diligence, student lending, insurance, property tax, accounting and marketing. .”

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Mortgage rates continue to climb beyond 7%

Housing Wire

Mortgage rate shot up again last week as the bond market continues to grapple with a growing economy in the run up to the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Investors are concerned that the central bank will continue raising the funds rate, pushing borrowing costs even higher. Other indices showed even higher mortgage rates.

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What Metaverse real estate means for mortgage professionals

Housing Wire

But what does virtual real estate mean for real-world mortgage professionals? Actual” real estate is defined as property consisting of land or buildings, and everything that is permanently attached to the land. Is there demand for “mortgages” to buy virtual real estate in the Metaverse? Underwriting a Metaverse mortgage.

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Mortgage rates inch closer to 7%

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates rose slightly this week ahead of the Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee ‘s rate hike. Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, which focuses on conventional and conforming loans with a 20% down payment, shows the 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.81% as of July 27, up from last week ’s 6.78%.

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How are higher mortgage rates affecting servicing?

Housing Wire

As mortgage rates continue to rise, originations are not the only side of the industry affected. The most basic thing that we’re seeing right now is mortgage rates increase and payoffs decrease because of fewer opportunities to refinance a loan,” said Eric Friedman, managing director of Servicing at Acra Lending. Communication is key.

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What is portfolio cleansing?

Housing Wire

The mortgage servicing industry landscape is shifting. This shift is happening because of the increased willingness of private investors to invest in servicing and the government sponsored enterprises’ focus on reducing their footprint. This reduced the lender’s exposure to ‘loss of collateral’ on these properties.

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Opinion: Title and settlement fees aren’t a barrier to homeownership

Housing Wire

The borrower’s largest life-of-loan costs are the property taxes and recording fees paid at closing plus the accumulated cost of annual property taxes paid over the life of the loan. The choices are complex and the “mortgage math” can be hard to comprehend.

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