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Due to heavy financial losses and shrinking production, loanDepot has reduced its funding capacity by $1 billion, laid off thousands of workers and exited the wholesale lending business. But that hasn’t stopped the nonbank lender […]
Even as home prices continued to post strong year-over-year growth in August, rising 13.5% for the 127th consecutive month of annual gains, CoreLogic is predicting much smaller yearly home price growth moving forward. August’s double-digit […]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Tuesday issued a request for feedback from the public on how it can increase access to small balance mortgages through its single-family mortgage insurance programs. The Department of Housing […]
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has proposed a new piece of legislation that it says could not only address broad housing affordability issues, but might be supported by both major political parties. The proposed legislation, […]
Mortgage applications for the week ending Sept. 30 decreased 14.2% from the prior week, according to the latest survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. On an unadjusted basis, the mortgage composite index decreased 14% compared […]
Even with a sharp rise in interest rates toward the end of the second quarter, the title insurance industry still recorded a relatively strong fiscal quarter, according to the American Land Title Association’s Market Share […]
Closing fee-related compliance tool provider LodeStar is integrating with title insurance provider Stewart, the companies said Monday. The Philadelphia-based firm said that the integration will allow all users of LodeStar’s closing fee calculator to access […]
As more of the mortgage process becomes digital, RON has been proving to be a powerful part of the tech transformation for industry professionals. HousingWire recently spoke with Brian Webster, President of NotaryCam, about how […]
The shift from a refinance boom to a purchase market will leave some mortgage lenders and loan officers with only two options: “Consolidate or exit the business,” according to Mary Ann McGarry, Guild Mortgage’s chief […]
The real estate market has shifted, and we are in a new housing paradigm. Mortgage interest rates have risen quickly in the past few months further eroding affordability. However, there are a number of attention-grabbing […]
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