Standard & Poor's Corp. has upgraded its reverse mortgage servicing ranking for Celink - a company it said is the largest independent servicer of private label HECMs - based on improvements to its staff and operations. S&P raised the ranking to "above average" from "average," citing "the addition of new experienced management personnel, significantly improved proprietary systems environment, efficient internal controls, superior policies and procedures, additional staff, and an overall increase in the ability to effectively service reverse mortgage loans." S&P also said Celink "remains the fourth-largest servicer of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages."
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Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
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The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
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A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
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The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
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The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the labor force continued to expand but at a weaker rate than in recent months. The development weakens the case for a near-term rate hike.
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