Lenders Likely to See More Lawsuits by Borrowers March 27, 2025 Shannon Clark Several consumer protection statutes provide borrowers a private right of action, including the Truth in Lending Act.Read More
CDFI Fund Appears Safe From Potential Cuts March 27, 2025 James Dohnert Recent communications from the White House seem to affirm that the CDFI Fund won’t face drastic cuts following a recent executive order.Read More
Lenders Support FHFA’s Recission of UDAP Compliance Requirement March 26, 2025 Dennis Hollier FHFA's move alleviates industry concerns of duplicative oversight of lender compliance with unfair or deceptive acts or practices requirements.Read More
Velocity Sees Record Profits in 4Q March 21, 2025 James Dohnert The lender is seeing strong demand from borrowers and the secondary market for non-agency business purpose loans.Read More
Tomo Mortgage Secures Funding From Progressive Insurance March 21, 2025 James Dohnert Tomo said it can save the typical homebuyer $4,000 at closing through the use of its AI underwriting software.Read More
Rising Competition in Some Regions Challenge Fix-and-Flippers March 21, 2025 James Dohnert Fix-and-flip operators saw increased competition in some areas in the fourth quarter, but are optimistic for growth in 2025.Read More
Groundfloor Appeals Complex Title Insurance Case March 21, 2025 James Dohnert The lawsuit involves paperwork errors for the titles of 10 Georgia properties where Groundfloor provided business purpose loans.Read More
News Briefs March 21, 2025 James Dohnert Santander Bank joins non-QM MBS issuer ranks; Annaly starts securitizing HELOCs; AFR improves pricing on non-owner-occupied loans; A&D Mortgage launches AUS platform for non-QM loans.Read More
Correspondents Recapture Government Lending Share March 21, 2025 Andras Malatinszky In the fourth quarter of 2024, correspondent aggregators regained FHA/VA market share previously lost to wholesale-brokers.Read More
FHA Rescinds Biden-Era Anti-Bias Appraisal Policies March 21, 2025 Emmeline Willey FHA walked back appraisal policies introduced during the Biden administration that had aimed to counter the effects of discrimination in property valuations.Read More