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For agents, sharing these programs with those who would not normally qualify for a traditional conventional loan can be a huge lead generator for their business for many years to come
Christian Faes' Los Angeles-based Faes & Co will back F2 Finance and other tech-enabled direct lenders that cater to US residential real estate investors who buy, rehab and flip homes
Dave Burt, who made a fortune leading up to the Great Recession and later earned notoriety in the 2015 film 'The Big Short,' is sounding the alarm about a growing threat to housing prices: flood risk
Requests for purchase loans were down last week by 31% from a year ago as rates rose to a 2023 high and homes remained scarce, according to the MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
For bond market investors who provide the funding for most U.S. mortgages, the debt ceiling crisis won't be over until Congress actually votes to approve the deal negotiated over the weekend
House lawmakers with differing views on Fannie and Freddie ask SEC not to hinder a system that private mortgage insurers have used to transfer nearly $68B in risk since 2015
A homebuyer taking out a $300K loan could end up overpaying by $1,200 a year — and even more if they're in the market for a jumbo, FHA or VA mortgage, according to a new CFPB analysis
Being named to Entrepreneur magazine's 2023 Franchise 500 list for the 4th year in a row puts some wind in the sails of the company's long-term goals
Purchase loan applications fell by a seasonally adjusted 4% last week as mortgage rates surged on debt ceiling and inflation worries, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association
Recognizing a need for deeper conversation in the mortgage and lending industry, Inman introduces the Mortgage & Finance Forum, Aug. 9 at the Aria in Las Vegas. Attendance is free for qualified professionals
Opinion
There's been a lot of talk about the FHFA's fee increase, but this economist thinks that, for the most part, it's much ado about nothing
The struggling digital title and closing provider is set to receive up to $24.5M, with up to $14M in earnouts 'based on the retention of specified employees' by WFG
A new survey conducted by Zillow suggests there are opportunities for real estate agents and companies that provide information and make lending more user friendly
A hypothetical buyer putting down $2,500 to purchase a $250,000 home could save $20,500 in private mortgage insurance payments over 7 years, lender estimates
Fannie Mae economists say 'extraordinarily tight' inventories of existing homes driven by mortgage lock-in effect has shifted demand toward new homes
The National Asian American Coalition says only a small percentage of the counseling sessions it billed California $12M for were actually provided