In May of this year Blankenstein resigned from the CFPB, where he served as associate policy director overseeing supervision, enforcement and fair lending. His past writings came to light in the fall of 2018.
The $377.47 million deal from Waterfall Asset Management marks the second non-agency MBS backed by proprietary reverse mortgages to receive a credit rating since 2007.
In a similar move, FHA is developing a modern, single-technology platform suitable to the emerging digital and paperless mortgage environment. The system will provide lenders with a single port to conduct business from applications to claims, including the ability to track requests throughout the life cycle of the loan, said FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery.
Although similar to Fannie’s HomeStyle loans, CHOICERenovation is novel in that it can also be used to renovate and repair properties damaged in a natural disaster, or to fund renovations, such as flood barriers or retaining walls, that might help prevent damage from a natural disaster.
At a recent American Bankers Association conference, Cathryn Abshier, fair lending officer and vice president of compliance at Mr. Cooper, said the nation’s third-largest servicer is seeing state regulators focus on disparate impact in their fair lending examinations.
loanDepot offers paid apprenticeships for entry-level employees and an Uber-like model that allows employees to work "anytime, anywhere, on their own schedule."
The surging broker channel is attributable to rapid growth at United Wholesale Mortgage, by far the largest platform in the business. According to IMFresearch, no other table-funder comes close.
Varde partnered with Deephaven in 2014 to help fuel the lender's origination of non-QM loans. Pretium is a signficant player in the single-family rental market. Last fall the firm agreed to buy specialty servicer Selene Holdings from Lew Ranieri and his partners.