Home equity loans

New home equity conversion mortgage endorsements slowed in April, but remained almost 50% higher than the level from one year ago.

Delays in closing the deal after it was announced in August resulted in the parties' decision to remain separate, although they will still work together.

Alternative financing startup Hometap says it increased its investments in the segment by more than threefold over the past year.

The new asset investment funding will be used for the company’s transactions, unlike a December capital raise that is being used to support operations.

Bain Capital and American Family Ventures were among the investors in this funding round for the company, which has more than doubled its staff in the past 12 months.

The deal comes just days after Figure closed on a capital raise that valued it at $3.2 billion.

Offered through the company’s 11 chartered units in 12 states, the five-year fixed-rate installment loan is secured by the home and is available between $5,001 and $14,999.

The company’s 4Q originations were down from the same time in 2019 and the number of overall loans for 2020 marked a decline from the year before.

When the economy inevitably slides, leaders with a culture based on the mantra, "Treat people like family, and the money will take care of itself," won't need a miracle to survive.

Mortgages taken out to fund business operations can now be modified in bankruptcy. That’s a relief to borrowers — particularly with business failures expected to increase as the pandemic drags on — but a possible headache for banks and investors that hold the loans.

Closing loans is just one way BMO Harris and other banks are looking to use online notarization. But there are obstacles to overcome before it becomes standard practice.

Wells Fargo will temporarily stop accepting applications for home equity lines of credit, following a similar move by rival JPMorgan Chase.

Is JPMorgan Chase an outlier or the canary in the coal mine when it comes to home equity lending during the coronavirus spread?

The nation's largest bank is temporarily reducing its exposure to the mortgage market amid rising unemployment and estimates that home prices could drop by 10%.

The worsening economy brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has big banks rethinking who they will lend to.

First mortgage volumes continue to rise at credit unions, but home equity lines of credit have fallen dramatically in recent years.

As home value appreciation keeps churning, the share of those upside down on their mortgage grows smaller than ever, according to CoreLogic's Home Equity Report.

Nationstar’s next securitization of defaulted or inactive home equity conversion mortgages will have a higher-than-average exposure to properties with steep leverage, as well as ties to judicial foreclosure states.