Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

Ascent Developer Solutions , a private mortgage lending platform, announced its launch Friday in conjunction with an equity infusion from Elliott Investment Management. Founder and CEO Robert Wasmund has a deep background in the residential construction and bridge lending industry. now known as Rithm Capital. “We

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. The post Real estate brokerage Radius unveils mortgage-lending arm appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Kahane & Associates PA is a full-service law firm based in Sunrise, Florida, that represents secured and unsecured creditors and provides a full range of legal industry, from foreclosure and bankruptcy representation to litigation, evictions, collections, loss mitigation, and REO closings. Kahane Esq. , Kahane Esq. ,

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As far as we are aware, this is the first time that an investor has offered these kinds of protections in the reverse mortgage space,” Pistone said in an interview with HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). “We We have been the fastest-growing wholesale investor in the space over the past couple of years,” he said. “If

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Struggling fintech LoanSnap had its mortgage lender license in Connecticut revoked in early October by state authorities, adding to the company’s legal and financial problems. The regulator also charged the company with violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Stone Point and Insight Partners are highly respected investors who recognize the value and potential of CoreLogic’s digital content, solutions and market-leading platforms that power the housing economy,” CoreLogic President and CEO Frank Martell said. Strategies lenders should adopt from direct to consumer lending. Sign up here.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday released an advisory opinion stating that contracts for deed are under federal home lending rules and should provide consumer protections. The government is taking action to ensure that these products do not turn the dream of homeownership into a nightmare.” among subprime loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A California regulator has revoked the residential mortgage lending license of LoanSnap , the latest in a series of difficulties for the fintech lender. The state’s banking commission also charged the firm with violations of the Truth in Lending Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

District Court in Detroit, the suit alleges that EasyKnock uses a “deceptive and unfair lending scheme” to “lure homeowners with poor credit, but with significant home equity, into unlawful, usurious loans known as ‘Sell & Stay’ transactions.” EasyKnock was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City. The platform closed a $3.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

Sprout said it intends to grow its retail channel through increased direct sales to consumers and residential investors, dedicated retail facilities, and joint ventures. In the last six months, Sprout has unveiled a series of new products for it non-QM program , resumed correspondent lending.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Services that are legal, disclosed, and regulated cannot be ‘junk fees,’” the letter states. To justify the price of title insurance, ALTA noted all of the curative work that goes into clearing a title prior to closing, as well as the fact that title insurance provides policyholders with legal defense if their title is ever challenged.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to the document, Athas is winding down, effective immediately, but will honor loans in its pipeline that it’s legally obligated to fund. Athas Capital has been credited for “pioneering the re-birth of ‘sane’ subprime lending,” according to the company website. and Sprout Mortgage.

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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. The ML goes into effect on Sept. The updated rule builds upon several changes that FHA made to the HECM program on Jan. 19, 2017, which went into effect later that year.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Pricing is as follows: General Admission: $595 Five Star Institute Membership Groups*: $495 *FORCE pricing varies based on membership level Mortgage Lender/Mortgage Servicer/Government: $99 Must be an employee of institutions that own or control the oversight and regulation of or the lending and servicing of real estate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2022

There is a legal description. In Decentraland or Sandbox, for example, the legal descriptions are individual pixels (essentially code) that define the “parcels.” Lending is lending. Similar to consumer lending, you may consider a simplified tradeline-level AUS scorecard to deliver an instant decision to applicant(s).

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. New Wave said it requested bids from multiple investors from Jan. 20, 2022, to Feb. Presented by: Polly.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The deal was made public four months ago and created a dispute among investors to take the firm, leading Rithm to increase its price by 14% compared to the original bid. The transaction also created legal battles with Sculptor’s shareholders and founders, including Daniel S. Och, but the parties settled the cases in court.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2022

California-based wholesale/correspondent lender New Wave Lending Group filed a lawsuit against Sprout Mortgage , accusing the company of defaulting on a pool of $32 million in loans it agreed to purchase. New Wave said it requested bids from multiple investors from Jan. 20, 2022, to Feb. Presented by: Polly.

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Housing Wire

JULY 14, 2022

Non-QM lender Kiavi , which specializes in fix-and-flip and investor loans, has laid off 39 employees, sources told HousingWire on Thursday. Because we are in the hard money space, we don’t have a lot of investors willing to buy our assets because of the rate hikes, is what our CEO told us.”.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 9, 2024

FSA features educational offerings covering regulatory compliance, legal practice, diversity and inclusion, and distressed asset disposition in an easy-to-use online format. The Five Star Academy (FSA) is an independent certification program with courses written by housing and mortgage industry experts.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2024

They say that the bank’s own filing on the matter avoids the key issues that the government sought to raise regarding the original clause that specifies where any related legal actions should take place. Attorneys for Ginnie Mae have responded to Texas Capital Bank (TBC) over the government’s motion to move the case to a different venue.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The lenders, both privately held, will retain their names and brands after the transaction, but APMC will be the new legal entity as the companies come together. The merger will result in an “increased lending footprint” to better serve clients, Paul Kessel, president of American Portfolio, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2021

We are adding resources to engineering, security and trust, product, industry relations, legal, compliance and more. Servicers must be powered by nimble technology to be heroes to borrowers, stalwarts to investors, and stewards of consumer protection to regulators. Presented by: Sagent Lending Technologies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Founded in 2000, Irvine, California-based Inco-Check leverages its proprietary web-based platform to support GSE, regulatory agency, and investor requirements. With NGC’s acquisition of Inco-Check, the company aims to enhance loan quality and prevent fraud in a competitive mortgage and consumer lending market, Inco-Check said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

John Hedlund: Non-delegated lending can serve multiple purposes for different types of lenders. For mortgage brokers looking to make the jump to mortgage banking, non-delegated lending is the perfect way to build the resume they need on their journey to a fully delegated, agency-approved seller and servicer.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

Ultimately, the lender packages the loan to sell to an investor, who doesn’t trust any of the data in the file, and the process starts all over again, Graham noted. If AI can confirm for all parties – including the lender, borrower and investor – that the data is correct, the cost to originate loans will go down, according to Graham.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Smart Rate website mentions that the mortgage lender offers purchase and refinancings, jumbo, FHA, adjustable, bank statement and investors loans. We are no closer to being paid and he had the capital to open up Smart Rate Mortgage,” said a former employee who requested anonymity due to an ongoing legal case.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The stock car team is also accusing EPM of breaching the contract by failing to make more than $4 million in sponsorship payments following a “margin call” from its investors. Darren Heitner, JIM’s attorney and founder at Heitner Legal , P.L.L.C, It’s mostly known for wholesale lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

HUD has also taken steps to craft a rule on the legal duty to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Investors who acquire and renovate older homes could claim the credit on their federal tax returns, as long as the home is sold to and occupied by an eligible buyer.

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Boston Appraisal

JULY 27, 2023

As an investor or lender, you need accurate valuations of residential properties to make informed investment and lending decisions. Focus instead on features that affect utility, desirability and marketability – such as functional obsolescence, legal restrictions, environmental issues or external neighborhood factors.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The requirement also applies to mortgage lenders, legal experts say. In his own statement Thursday, Chopra said companies have “legal responsibilities when they let a black-box model make lending decisions.”. The CFPB has raised concerns in the past that algorithmic models perpetuate discriminatory mortgage lending practices.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Perry brings 25 years of legal experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in fair housing and community development. Perry joined Freddie Mac in 2011 to oversee the company’s fair lending program. She previously advised on solutions for complex corporate finance transactions with firms such as JPMorgan Chase.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2022

eVaults also support an enhanced customer experience for borrowers and streamline interactions with other participants — warehouse lenders, investors, servicers, etc. eNotes and eVaults deliver operational and cost efficiencies for originators, warehouse lenders, investors, custodians and trustees. within the mortgage ecosystem.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Nonbanks are intermediaries that originate loans to the terms of the ultimate investor. These investors included the GSEs, the Ginnie Mae programs, larger bank portfolios, and Wall Street firms. Nonbanks do not set the rules of lending. They sell all of their loans to investors.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga. Tech company Azimuth GRC has hired Chris Phillips as its chief technology officer and investor.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

LendingHome , which focuses on lending to real estate investors, named Michael Bourque as CEO after he served as LendingHome’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer since joining the company in August 2018. The leadership change comes as Thomas Black, Jr. 31, when he will join Calvin Mann as counsel to the firm.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A sharp rise in mortgage rates this year saddled Sprout with tens of millions of dollars in loans it couldn’t sell to investors in the secondary market at par and, consequently, the company was not able to pay its business partners and employees. Since its closing, the company has been the target of several lawsuits.

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