AmStar Financial Services Inc., Miami, has announced plans to launch a reverse mortgage warehouse facility to serve small Federal Housing Administration correspondents originating FHA-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages. AmStar said it has reached an agreement in principle with Value Financial Mortgage Services whereby AmStar would use Value's platform to provide the infrastructure necessary for the launch. Value will commit up to 50% of its future production to the facility, AmStar said. AmStar can be found on the Web at http://www.amstarweb.net.
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Endorsement numbers for federally backed reverse mortgages dropped to their lowest monthly total in over six years, according to a new report.
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A new class action lawsuit against Unlock Technologies echoes other complaints in crying foul over confusing contract terms and huge repayments.
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Agency activity dropped off by 4% in September while non-qualified mortgage issuance was down 18% in the third quarter versus the prior period, BTIG said.
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Single-family mortgages originated with new scores have been put into private securitizations but these typically have been submitted alongside classic FICOs.
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The collaboration comes after HUD issued several other updates earlier this year aimed at increasing affordability through loosened homebuilding policy.
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