Wells Fargo and housing finance trade groups expressed support for expanding access to streamlined refinances and easing barriers to forbearance options for financially struggling consumers.
UWM is offering a one-year price break of up to 300 basis points for mortgage borrowers. A price war? That’s how some in the industry view it. Note: Price wars have been known to end badly.
In a new supervisory roundup, the bureau cited mortgage companies for violating loan originator compensation rules and charging payment-method convenience fees.
A Cleveland homeowner says Nationstar (now known as Mr. Cooper) improperly declined his COVID-related loan-modification request. Nationstar acquired the servicing rights from another company.
Thousands of mortgage workers have been handed pink slips this year as companies move to cut costs. But it appears many shops aren’t telling the states, as required by law. Is there a rational explanation?
United Wholesale Mortgage explored the idea of servicing its own mortgages but passed. For now it's sticking with its two subservicing vendors, one of which is Cenlar.
The two-month renewal period began with some 2021 deja vu: reports of issues with credit reports and identity verification. But the problems were resolved in the early days.