Subprime funder Lenders Direct Capital Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., has closed its wholesale division, citing a lack of "investor demand" and the "current state" of the subprime industry.A notice was posted on the lender's website on Feb. 8. An executive who competed against LDCC said that at one point the firm was funding up to $200 million a month. As of MortgageWire's deadline, company chief executive Mike McQuiggan could not be reached for comment. LDCC is just another in what is turning out to be a long line of subprime firms -- many based in California -- that are either shutting down or closing their wholesale platforms.
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The national delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.5% last month due to a calendar anomaly, marking a 4.5% month-over-month incline and 9.4% annual change.
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ICE launched a fraud detection tool for underwriters, Newrez partnered with Matic and Rate announced a free home equity monitoring tool this month.
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Nearly one-third of states now have official nonbank standards for liquidity, capital and corporate governance that firms over a certain threshold must meet.
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KBW now rates UWM as outperform, and BTIG calls the stock a buy, but both cite high leverage levels and industry macro trends depressing its stock price.
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If approved, the deal can provide relief for the approximately 662,000 individuals affected by an incident at the mortgage vendor last November.
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Properties outside of the 100-year flood zone exposed to $375 billion to $1 trillion in losses, Moodys reports
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