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Articles by Sam Manas

MISMO Releases Decision Model for Application Dates

February 17, 2023
Sam Manas
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has introduced an application date decision model and white paper on how lenders can combine standardized terms and decision modeling techniques to help ensure compliance with TRID.
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ABS Issuance Could Be Attractive Option in Distressed Market

February 16, 2023
Sam Manas
Companies looking for financing that previously haven’t tapped the ABS market are seeing ABS issuance as an option due to changes in the broader financial market.
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Strauss’ Mortgage Background Comes Back to Haunt Him

February 16, 2023
Sam Manas
The license for the new mortgage lending company of Michael Strauss, the former president of now-shuttered Sprout Mortgage, has been suspended by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
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Issuer Prevails in Legacy Non-Agency MBS Dispute

February 9, 2023
Sam Manas
An appeals court has awarded ResCap Liquidation Trust nearly $22 million in damages and other expenses in its case against Primary Residential Mortgage.
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Rocket Fires Salvo in Fight Over Brokers With UWM

February 9, 2023
Sam Manas
Rocket Pro TPO is offering to compensate brokers trying to break free from market leader United Wholesale Mortgage, whose contracts prevent independents from doing business with two rival table-funders.
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Townstone Verdict May Prevent CFPB from Filing ECOA Claims

February 9, 2023
Sam Manas
Ruling in a redlining case filed by the CFPB against a nonbank mortgage lender, a district court judge said Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibitions do not extend to prospective applicants.
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Short Takes: A Battle Brewing at loanDepot / Company Hungry: Guild Mortgage / Other Potential Buyers / Applications Rise / Comparison Platforms and RESPA

February 8, 2023
Sam Manas and Paul Muolo
KBW predicts that in the year ahead other franchise buyers might include Mr. Cooper, Rithm Capital and Rocket…
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A Huge YOY Spike in CFPB Complaints

February 7, 2023
Sam Manas
On an annual basis, the increase in gripes regarding credit reporting are even more imposing.
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Consumer Complaints About Credit Reports Surge in 2022

February 6, 2023
Sam Manas
Consumer complaints regarding credit reports and student loans dramatically increased in 2022. Meanwhile, gripes about mortgages and debt collection declined. (Includes two data charts.)
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CFPB’s Redlining Action Against Townstone Dismissed

February 6, 2023
Sam Manas
The CFPB sued Chicago-based Townstone Financial in 2020, alleging that statements made on its radio show discouraged Black prospective applicants from applying for mortgage loans.
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