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Fraud, forgery claims are costliest expenses for title insurers

Housing Wire

Fraud and forgery claims represented more than one-fifth of the total dollars spent by title insurers on claims expenses and losses over the past decade, according to a study conducted by Milliman and commissioned by the American Land Title Association (ALTA). the risk of not purchasing a title insurance policy is far too high.”

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Opinion: Rethinking the FHA mortgage insurance premium

Housing Wire

In 2013, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) began requiring borrowers to pay the Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for the life of an FHA loan. People have equated FHA insurance to that of private mortgage insurance used by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which is not life-of-loan.

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HUD and FHFA Increase Transparency in Home Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

Offering the public access to appraisal data for FHA-insured loans will bolster policymakers’ efforts to identify and address potential inaccuracy, bias, and discrimination in the broader mortgage market.” million appraisals conducted from 2013 through 2022.

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Reverse mortgage alums secure financing for alternative equity-tapping product

Housing Wire

The funding will go to support the company’s specialty home equity-tapping product known as the Cornerstone Home Equity Insurance/Investment Funding Solutions (CHEIFS). This product addresses a critical gap we observed through our participation in the insurance market, and we are excited to back the solution.”

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Fannie Mae finalizes two additional credit insurance risk transfers

Housing Wire

On the heels of completing its first credit insurance risk transfer (CIRT) deal of the year in early March, Fannie Mae has announced that it has executed two additional CIRT deals. . billion of mortgage credit risk to private insurers and reinsurers. “We The newest deals, CIRT 2022-2 and CIRT 2022-3, together transferred $1.8

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Freddie Mac Single-Family CRT Program Marks Milestone

Appraisal Buzz

Freddie Mac reports that its Single-Family Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) Program has closed its 100th ACIS (Agency Credit Insurance Structure) transaction. Since the first transaction in 2013, Freddie Mac has credit protected more than $2.5 The transaction executed in the third quarter.

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Fannie Mae launches eighth CAS note offering this year

Housing Wire

With the completion of this eighth CAS transaction of 2022, Fannie Mae will have brought a total of 52 CAS deals to market since the program was started in 2013 , issued some $58 billion in notes, and transferred a portion of the credit risk to private investors on over $1.9

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