Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Multigenerational housing, once a rarity, is now becoming commonplace and reshaping not just how we live, but also how we lend and borrow. For mortgage professionals, this presents a chance to think beyond traditional lending practices and become true financial partners for these families.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

While some forward lending companies have gone out of their way to acquire and incorporate reverse mortgage lending divisions into their ongoing operations, others have bolstered their existing reverse mortgage divisions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

GVC Mortgage announced the hiring of Jen Peachman as vice president of strategic lending, a move that Peachman confirmed on LinkedIn. ” With more than 20 years of experience in mortgage and financial services, Peachman formerly served as national director of origination sales for Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

Supreme Lending is adding a seasoned veteran to its leadership team. Supreme Lending was drawn to Middletons experience in mortgage with building teams and driving visibility. Supreme Lending was drawn to Middletons experience in mortgage with building teams and driving visibility.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2025

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in mortgage lending with the report, Overcoming the Top Barriers to AI Adoption in Mortgage Lending , done in collaboration with TRUE. Discover whats holding the industry back and how forward-thinking lenders are breaking through.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Still, the rise in the potential use of home equity lending comes with caveats. Homeowners recognize the potential of home equity lending, but many are still on the sidelines due to financial uncertainty and lack of education about their options, JP Kelly, senior vice president of mortgage at MeridianLink, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

Intercontinental Exchange ‘s May 2025 Mortgage Monitor Report, released Monday, found that first-time homebuyers accounted for a record share of agency purchase lending (58%) in the first quarter 2025. They accounted for a record 82% of agency lending in 2023, more than 75% in 2024 and nearly three-quarters in Q1 2025.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence has moved from a buzzword to boardroom priority in lending. It’s the thoughtful integration of advanced algorithms with seasoned lending professionals that’s creating results neither could achieve independently. This focus on precision distinguishes lending from other AI applications.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Apollo has 16 lending platforms in the U.S. Ruimy: The transaction was completed with Apollo Global Management.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s challenging market, higher interest rates and home values have created a unique opportunity for lenders to grow their home equity lending business. Despite the recent interest rate reduction , the demand for home equity products remains strong.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Jason Bressler , chief technology officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is trying to change the narrative around AI being integrated into the mortgage industry and lending solutions. ” “What we need to understand is that AI is not some experience at the end of the day … it is a predictive analyst,” he said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Today’s mortgage lending environment is shifting rapidly. Transforming mortgage lending with Artificial Intelligence (AI) HW: Tell us more about your goals with the partnership. This partnership allowed us to create what we believe is the first truly transparent, partnership-based lending model.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Non-QM (Non-Qualified Mortgage) lending has become essential to todays mortgage landscape, providing solutions for creditworthy borrowers who fall outside traditional lending criteria. From a lending standpoint, the Non-QM market is still limited with few large institutional players.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S million civil penalty. Garland added.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Leahy emphasized that his company’s approach helps individuals who dont fit the traditional lending mold. With more than two decades of experience and 3,000-plus transactions under his belt, Leahy said he aimed to fuse an institutional lending structure with the flexibility of creative finance.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This decline in small-dollar mortgage lending has had a significant impact on homeownership in the U.S., The “Socioeconomic Consequences” report explores the decline in small-dollar mortgage lending and its impact on homeownership in three U.S. particularly in low-income communities. cities: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; St.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Rather than more buyers taking out loans, the most recent trend was the result of increases in home equity and refinance lending. Mortgage lending rose again in the third quarter, but at a far slower pace than during the Spring of this year when activity spiked nearly 25%,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM. to approximately 297,000.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

“We are expanding the availability of our Homebuyer Access grant program to additional areas to expand opportunities for low-to-moderate income homebuyers,” Kevin Reen, head of Wells Fargo Home Lending, said in a statement. Wells Fargo’s Homebuyer Access program is available to borrowers who earn 120% or less of the area median income (AMI).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business , it told broker partners on Friday. Condos in Florida have to be next level,” said one retail lending executive. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m. Condos are hard.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A California regulator has revoked the residential mortgage lending license of LoanSnap , the latest in a series of difficulties for the fintech lender. The state’s banking commission also charged the firm with violations of the Truth in Lending Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Industry professionals hope these standards can go a long way toward normalizing reverse mortgage products within the mainstream lending ecosystem. Almost as important, he added, is the participation of non-reverse lending companies in the conversation.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Josh Kilty (left), senior vice president of reverse lending at Fairway, presents a lifetime achievement award to Pistol Pete Stebbins. Stebbins referred to as Pistol Pete by his colleagues was also lauded by Dan Ventura, Fairways president of reverse lending. Pistols achievements are only outshined by his kindness and generosity.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

The first quarter is typically the slowest for home equity lending, but lower interest rates in early 2025 helped to boost activity particularly for home equity lines of credit ( HELOCs ) and set a strong tone for the rest of the year. That marks a 22% increase compared to the same quarter last year.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

As Plaintiff freely admits, the Proxy discloses the lending relationship. The sums paid by Rocket to Goldman Sachs under the Revolvers since March 9, 2023, as well as the magnitude of Goldman Sachs present lending commitment to Rocket, is material information, the motion claims.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

The study claims that the crisis can be traced back to the early 2000s when subprime lending activities were prevalent. The resulting housing market crash and the Great Recession led policymakers to overcorrect by tightening mortgage lending standards and limiting funds for new construction.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The lending executive’s reviews on Zillow reflect stellar performance in North Carolina. “We are eager to work with Highlands’ exceptional team to expand construction lending options and help more customers achieve their dream of building their perfect home.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Jonathan Scarpati: I started with Senior Lending Network out of New York. Innovative lending models are driving more accessibility and efficiency in home equity financing options. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. HousingWire: How did you get into Finance of America and the industry? Click Here

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Citis previous use of the URL was to redirect to learning center content within the home lending pages on the Citi domain, according to Head of Mortgage Marketing at Citi, Chip Burgard. The company owned the domain for several years but didnt have a direct purpose with it until Q4 2023. We’ve got good purchase products.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Class Valuation , a national appraisal management company , has acquired Appraisal Nation , a North Carolina -based firm specializing in valuation services for the private lending sector. Company leaders said the acquisition marks a strategic move to grow Class Valuation’s presence in the expanding private lending market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

. “Reinventing Non-Bank Mortgage Lending Journey in the Age of AI” pulled insights from 257 nonbank lenders and ecosystem partners about AI adoption and innovation. “The ones who go all-in building digital-first, modular, and intelligent operations will define the next era of mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The platform’s new offerings include loans underwritten by bank statements and CPA-prepared profit-and-loss statements, as well as debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans for real estate investors that complement CoreVest s direct lending capabilities.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Feldman & Feldman began working with clients throughout Texas to file lawsuits under the truth in lending act against EasyKnock in 2021. According to Feldman & Feldman, EasyKnocks defamation suit forced the law firm to withdraw from the truth in lending suits it was involved in.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

.” Meanwhile, Donna serves brokers through Dominion’s wholesale lending channel, which launched in June 2024. The company said the tool will help brokers reduce the amount of time spent on understanding lending criteria. “Donna marks the beginning of a new era in innovation for Dominion.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

GridBase is a proven leader in title and lending technology, offering a seamless, coding-free solution that simplifies migration while enhancing operational workflows. End-to-end workflow optimization : With support for both servicing and loan origination workflows, GridBase enhances efficiency across the lending ecosystem.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2025

The Lone Star State also had the nations largest growth in Hispanic residents last year nearly 129,000 which reinforced its relevance as a key market for Latino homeownership and lending. Rigo Zamora of Planet Home Lending in Sacramento, California, was the top telesales mortgage consultant with 182 transactions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Fair Lending Act. According to the document, HSBC allegedly engaged in discriminatory lending practices in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in six U.S. metropolitan areas from 2018 through 2021. It included New York (NY), Seattle (WA), Orange County (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Oakland (CA), and the Bay Area (CA).

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