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Mortgage industry provides commentary on CFPB’s proposed changes to QM loan definition

Housing Wire

Prior to the deadline for public commentary on Tuesday, housing industry trade groups, companies and organizations responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rulemaking for the general qualified mortgage definition and the expiration of the QM patch in January 2021.

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Climate risk is rising. It calls for a rethinking of home insurance coverage

Housing Wire

For homeowners with conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , insurance at replacement cost is mandatory, but flood insurance is only required in designated flood zones. Others say homeowners insurance wasn’t designed around catastrophe risk — it was designed around idiosyncratic storms or trees falling on roofs.

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HighTechLending to rebrand wholesale channel as American Senior Lending

Housing Wire

HighTechLending , a California -based top-10 reverse mortgage lender, announced on Friday that it is rebranding its wholesale lending division to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.

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Lenders tread carefully around targeted lending programs

Housing Wire

Last week’s announcement from the Department of Housing and Urban Development cleared the way for lenders to adopt targeted lending programs, but so far, they are treading carefully. Special purpose credit programs allow lenders to target loan products to benefit protected classes without running afoul of fair lending law.

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Rate’s Jesse Allen on targeting and expanding reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

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. That role is an active one, Allen said. Naturally, this includes reverse mortgages, he explained.

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Labor Department announces new rule to shield retirement savings

Housing Wire

The rule is designed to “protect the millions of workers who are saving for retirement diligently and rely on advice from trusted professionals on how to invest their savings,” DOL said in its announcement. The financial adviser community is a highly-sought referral source for reverse mortgage professionals.

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MISMO working group targets January for new reverse mortgage standards

Housing Wire

“There’s a growing curiosity about integrating reverse mortgage capabilities into existing lending platforms. This interest aligns with efforts designed to standardize reverse mortgage data, the company noted. Part of this includes lowering the barrier to entry for new players in the reverse mortgage space.

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