Remove 2020 Remove Lending Remove Modernization
article thumbnail

FOA seeks to ‘modernize’ reverse mortgage outreach efforts to seniors

Housing Wire

It was suspended in 2020 due to economic volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it marked its return in February 2023 with a minimum-age eligibility reduction to 55. The potential for building on HomeSafe Second’s numbers also comes from broader trends in the home equity lending space, she said.

article thumbnail

The opportunity cost of modern-day redlining

Housing Wire

Modern-day redlining persists, and it’s costing lenders millions in legal fees. The true cost of redlining Lenders need to carefully evaluate their lending strategies to ensure that they are not unintentionally practicing redlining by neglecting MMCT and LMI neighborhoods, or they may face millions in penalties.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.

article thumbnail

OCC moves to rescind 2020 version of CRA rule

Housing Wire

The Office of the Comptroller of Currency announced today that it is moving to gut the controversial Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule issued in 2020. The issuance of the OCC’s NPR today is an important step toward strengthening and modernizing the CRA,” said Acting Comptroller Michael J.

article thumbnail

How 2020 raised the stakes for the mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Prior to 2020, the mantra around the mortgage industry going back to 2016 was that launching a new “digital experience” was the equivalent to table stakes in poker. More than that, the fintechs that flooded in brought with them a promise to modernize the mortgage industry with data-rich, cloud-enabled and digitally secure workflows.

Mortgage 427
article thumbnail

CFPB seeks settlement in Townstone Financial redlining dispute

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday announced that it is seeking a settlement with Chicago-based Townstone Financial that would resolve a case over what the bureau calls “discriminatory lending practices and redlining African American neighborhoods in Chicago.” This amounted to discrimination, the CFPB alleged.

article thumbnail

Ready or not, CRA modernization is at the door

Housing Wire

That’s partly because, according to a joint notice of proposed rulemaking from bank regulators on Thursday, banks’ performance would be judged by where they lend, not just where they have branches. Honestly we don’t know if that is coming or not,” said Ricard Pochkanawala, senior policy council at the Center for Responsible Lending.