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Home equity access: How Finance of America bolsters the market with home equity products

Housing Wire

In an exclusive executive conversation, HousingWire sat down with Jonathan Scarpati, senior vice president of Wholesale Production at Finance of America , to explore home equity products, opportunities for mortgage professionals to leverage them, and more. Jonathan Scarpati: I started with Senior Lending Network out of New York.

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Homeowners Staying Put Amid Low Housing Supply, Leveraging Home Equity

Appraisal Buzz

Residential Lending at TD Bank. With interest rates expected to continue to drop over the next year, home prices and equity values will fluctuate alongside the U.S. We’re finding that home equity is playing a bigger role in helping homeowners stay financially flexible.” housing supply.

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First Financial Bank to invest $700M by 2028 in affordable mortgages

Housing Wire

billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. First Financial Bank’s plan also includes investments in small-business lending and donations to organizations that create and preserve affordable housing.

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Freddie Mac first out of the gate with plans for targeted lending programs

Housing Wire

Freddie Mac will debut targeted lending programs this year, following guidance from regulators giving lenders the go-ahead. So I say keep the guidance coming, because we are building it and we hope the lending community will come.”. Notwithstanding all of the guidance, we still hear concerns of legality from lenders,” Perry said. “So

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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. billion as of March 31, 2021 and is one of America’s largest specialized home improvement lenders. billion in home improvement projects.

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Making sense of ultra-low mortgage rates

Housing Wire

According to one broker, Parkside Lending and Stearns Lending are offering a 15-year-fixed rate as low as 1.75% to some mortgage brokers, depending on the relationship. (We For example, the rate is not for cash-out loans for debt consolidation or home improvements.

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Finance of America now offers renovation loans

Housing Wire

Lending and services platform Finance of America Inc. announced today the launch of Finance of America Home Improvement , a new business division offering non-mortgage financing options, including renovation loans. The Homestyle program can be used for investment properties, though the 203K loan is only for primary residences.