The General Electric-owned WMC Mortgage is trying to sell "hundreds of millions" of dollars in subprime scratch and dent loans, according to one market participant.A WMC spokeswoman confirmed that loans are being auctioned but said she could not provide a dollar amount or any details on the pools. "It's being done in the standard course of business," she said, adding that if the company does not like the bid it will keep the loans in portfolio. A subprime wholesaler based in Burbank, Calif., WMC ranks fourth nationwide in non-prime production, according to the Quarterly Data Report. (For more details see the May 14 edition of National Mortgage News.)
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Remote work helped fuel migration and erased the loss of rural residents that occurred in the decade prior to the arrival of Covid, Harvard researchers found.
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The threshold regards loans where the annual percentage rate is at least 1.5 percentage points higher than the average prime offer rate on first liens.
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The home purchase market, which competes for consumers with rentals, should remain subdued in 2026 because of high mortgage rates and low affordability.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said higher goods prices could be the trade-off for bolstering national security and addressing geo-economic risks.
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Rising labor and material costs could weigh on final expenses, despite a slower summer for hurricane and tornado claims, according to Verisk.
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The partnership also includes a $50 million equity investment in Finance of America, securing long-term alignment between the companies.
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