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. Wolak: Do you see any of this changing in 2025?

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

While an increase in the index signifies loosening credit, a decrease in the MCAI suggests tightening lending rules. Credit availability increased to start 2025, driven by conventional credit supply rising to its highest level since June 2022, said Joel Kan, MBAs VP and Deputy Chief Economist.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The best hard money loans for real estate depend on your investment strategy, whether youre financing a short-term flip, a rental property or a large-scale development. Ill walk you through my top picks for the best hard money lenders in 2025 and explain how to choose the right lender for your specific needs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Several reverse mortgage industry professionals who spoke with RMD in the closing days of 2024 described how some of these efforts could manifest themselves in 2025. Self-sourcing LOs Peter Sciandra , executive vice president of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This article originally appeared in the February 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. Multigenerational housing, once a rarity, is now becoming commonplace and reshaping not just how we live, but also how we lend and borrow. Amid the whirlwind of economic forces impacting the housing market, one trend stands out.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

In the message reviewed by HousingWire, DeJoseph wrote that by becoming part of a larger organization, Garden State gains access to a “national lending platform, greater resources, enhanced career development opportunities, and the ability to offer more comprehensive services to our clients, well beyond residential mortgage lending.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

She will now oversee all aspects of the company’s enterprise development team, which is expanding as Incenter seeks to create new solutions and bolster competitive advantages for its clients. “I Incenter’s business channels include capital markets, loan diligence, student lending, insurance, property tax, accounting and marketing solutions.

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JUNE 26, 2024

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). GridBase is a proven leader in title and lending technology, offering a seamless, coding-free solution that simplifies migration while enhancing operational workflows.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Debenture interest refers to the percentage of a return that an investor would receive for lending money through a debenture. 2, 2025, and will be available through July 1, 2025. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) added a DIRA request template that can be used for such submissions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) is targeting January 2025 as the release window for reverse mortgage standards from its work group that is analyzing and developing the standards, according to a statement released Tuesday by Mortgage Cadence.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How can today’s mortgage lending market be summed up in one word? Acra Lending has done precisely that. Acra Lending is a proven leader in the space, and it has adapted and thrived despite market shifts. higher interest rates and elevated home prices create openings for non-QM lending. billion to $3.47

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

They discuss the latest developments in the mortgage market, along with key dynamics and growth strategies for lenders as interest rates continue to fall. He asks both guests to outline the dynamics and trends that will take precedence through the end of 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

In this conversation, the duo explore niche lending, second lien product opportunities and demand for non-QM. Deephaven’s focus on non-QM lending is expected to drive its volume past $80 billion in 2025. Diego: We’ve kicked off 2025 with mortgage rates that haven’t done much except go a little bit higher.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) on Tuesday announced updates and new details for a previously announced exchange offer , which would swap current investor bonds due in 2025 with new bonds due one to four years later. 25, when the deal is set to expire, the company said.

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JUNE 17, 2024

Viviana Abarca has been promoted to managing director of mortgage lending operations at loanDepot. She most recently served as executive vice president of lending operations. Building a world-class operations team is an integral part of our Vision 2025 strategic plan,” says Frank Martell, president and CEO of loanDepot, in a release.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2025

During the 10-minute conversation, Pieklo explores his new focus on developing AFR’s wholesale lending strategy, the competitive landscape of the mortgage market, and the company’s unique approach to differentiating itself from other big names in the wholesale space.

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MARCH 4, 2025

This article originally appeared in the March 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now , and is co-authored by Selena Townsend. For personal development, a mentor can provide a confidential sounding board for problems and challenges encountered and provide insight and direction for future aspirations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Described as a “blueprint” for the GSEs’ 2025–2027 “Duty to Serve” plans, the publication aims to highlight a more important role that Fannie and Freddie are set to play in facilitating access to the U.S. Better loan products to serve “high-needs rural regions” should also be developed. mortgage finance system.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry veteran George Morales has been appointed as the new chairperson of the dedicated reverse mortgage development workgroup (DWG) inside the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This can lead to an onslaught of calls to the consumer vying for their lending business. Senate bill introduced this past December that targets mortgage trigger leads, has been incorporated into the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Broeksmit said that MBA is pleased with this development.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As a result, loanDepot is retiring its Vision 2025 strategic plan, which began in July 2022 to help the company reduce its non-volume expenses by more than $730 million. Vision 2025 will be replaced by a program called Project North Star that is focused on the homeownership journey. Meanwhile, the company’s total revenues reached $314.6

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

The reverse lending industry’s most prominent attendee — Kristen Sieffert of Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent company of industry-leading lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR) — offered insights into various topics about the reverse mortgage product category. This year, it’s ‘prevail,’” she said.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In this monograph, we discuss the absolute necessity of developing more than one skill set as part of becoming a competent and professional real estate appraiser. This means continually learning and developing new skills to stay ahead of the curve. Another way to develop new skills is to seek out opportunities to learn from mentors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

There are 17 students who are currently enrolled in the 2025 spring semester course that began on Jan. Escobar, who is the 2025 MBA Chair and president of Lennar Mortgage , encouraged Hoffman to expand the program at Cleveland State where Hoffman was already teaching. 15 and goes until the end of April, Hoffman told HousingWire.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Laura Escobar, president of Lennar Mortgage, has been appointed chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for 2025. She has served as president of Lennar Mortgage, the mortgage lending subsidiary of Lennar Corp., In addition, Christine Chandler has been named chair-elect and Owen Lee has been named vice chair. since 2018.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

The White House this week submitted its fiscal year 2025 budget proposal to the House of Representatives and the Senate , outlining the priorities of the administration in providing a budgetary blueprint for the entirety of the U.S. Total loan volume projected for all MMI programs for 2025 is $237.9 federal government.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 5, 2025

Hladik, Chair, Legal League This article originally appeared in the March 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. She has more than 30 years of litigation experience, with 27 years specifically devoted to business and real estate litigation involving the mortgage lending and servicing industries.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

This article originally appeared in the January 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. The vendors of the future will embrace a common vision of a modular lending stack, where each provider focuses on being best-in-breed in their chosen product area(s), rather than trying to own the entire stack.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2024

The plan makes four key recommendations, one of which is the development of a new liquidity facility for Ginnie Mae issuers that would “facilitate servicer advances/pool buyouts,” the plan explained. This undermines Ginnie Mae’s ability to run a market-driven program.” This recommendation is based on two other ideas.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 11, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a Request for Input (RFI) on the proposed 2025-2027 Underserved Markets Plans submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) under the Duty to Serve (DTS) program. The proposed Plans cover the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027. million own the unit only, and 1.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ginnie Mae accordingly implored TCB to lend money to RMF. But TCB was hesitant to lend money to a bankrupt company. A magistrate judge overseeing the case has set a series of pretrial deadlines that extend into 2025.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The reverse mortgage division of Rate formerly known as Guaranteed Rate recently announced the hiring of reverse industry veteran Jesse Allen as the president for Rates reverse lending division as the company heads into 2025. I think we can bridge that gap.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A decrease in the index score indicates that lending standards are tightening, while increases are indicative of loosening credit. Credit availability increased to start 2025, driven by conventional credit supply rising to its highest level since June 2022, says Joel Kan, vice president and deputy chief economist for the MBA, in a statement.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Michael Gevurtz, CEO and Founder, Bluebird Lending This article originally appeared in the February 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. He is experienced in all aspects of real estate ownership, including acquisitions, financing, development, construction management, leasing, and property management.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Nominations for HousingWires 2025 Rising Stars Award are open now through February 28, 2025. As nominations for the 2025 Rising Stars open, HousingWire sat down with Maloney to discuss her career path, advice for future leaders, and the innovations shaping the future of housing. Click here to nominate a 2025 Rising Star.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In an exclusive interview with HousingWire, Kosta Ligris, CEO and founder of Stavvy, explained that the news is the official transition from ICE’s legacy Software Development Kit (SDK), which ICE announced it was transitioning away from during the fall of 2024. ”

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