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Home Purchases Strong as Inventory Continues to Shrink

February 5, 2021
Maria Volkova
Home-sale prices increased by 18% year-over-year for the week ending Jan. 24, while pending sales grew by 28%, according to Redfin.
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Nonbanks Push Origination Footprint to 68% in 3Q20

January 22, 2021
John Bancroft
Banks and credit unions increased their mortgage production from the second to the third quarter, but not nearly as fast as state-licensed nonbanks. (Includes data chart.)
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loanDepot CEO Hsieh, a $50 Million-Plus Earner in 2020

January 22, 2021
Paul Muolo
Not only did loanDepot have blowout earnings in 2020, but its CEO and founder took home a blowout paycheck. Are there more like it?
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Lenders Leaning on Tech, Customer Service and Pricing

January 22, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Lenders surveyed by Altisource cited technology as one of their biggest challenges, while also selecting technology enhancements as an important factor to increase business.
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AEI Finds Racial Bias by Appraisers is Uncommon

January 22, 2021
Maria Volkova
Researchers at the think tank focused on the presence of appraisal bias during refinancing transactions because such loans “lack an arm’s length transaction.”
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Fintech Lenders Face Risks from Faulty Underwriting Models

December 4, 2020
Brandon Ivey
The traditional models used to predict consumer credit performance and newer machine learning methods can be extremely inaccurate, according to a new report.
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Grapevine: Exactly How Much? / Crystal Ball Time

December 4, 2020
Paul Muolo
Time to start thinking about 2021? Sure, but lenders are plenty busy these days. The fourth quarter could be a barn-burner, just like 3Q20.
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Racial Disparities in Mortgage Lending Persist at Fintechs

November 20, 2020
Brandon Ivey
Moving the origination process online has done little to reduce the racial disparities in mortgage lending, according to a new analysis of HMDA data.
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Credit Model Reform Needed to Solve Housing Discrimination

November 20, 2020
Yemeng Yang
Incorporating alternative data into the underwriting model with rigorous front-end control may help eliminate racial inequality in housing, according to industry analysts.
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Grapevine: Buying High-Coupon MSRs / UWM’s SPAC a Go

November 20, 2020
Paul Muolo
There’s more than one way to skin an MSR cat. Meanwhile, looks like UWM’s SPAC will be completed in December.
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