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Ohio-based Liberty Home Mortgage joins several companies who started using a more modernized FICO credit score for nonconforming mortgage originations recently.
April 17 -
Those who raced ahead of the pack of loan originators last year went the distance by offering exceptional customer service, catering to niche pockets of demand in the market.
April 15 -
A new Federal Reserve analysis finds rising debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios over the past two years, while credit scores largely remained the same.
April 12 -
Unintended consequences of shifting the burden for title insurance to the lender could end up harming consumers, several observers said.
April 10 -
Mortgage lenders offered more cash-out refinance programs at a time when consumers might be coming to terms with the rate environment.
April 9 -
The appellate court decision allowing the Justice Department to reopen an investigation into the National Association of Realtors is likely to disrupt the Sitzer/Burnett settlement, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.
April 8 -
In a study posted weeks after it raised concerns about "junk fees," the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau noted that the amount of borrowers paying discount points doubled from 2021 to 2023, with the increase larger among consumers with lower credit scores.
April 5 -
The $12.1 billion-asset DCU launched the loan platform in 2022, and has seen volume jump by close to $600 million from when talks began in 2019 to last year.
April 5 -
Loan documentation deficiencies are a sign of sloppiness in mortgage lender practices, Aces Quality Management said.
April 4 -
Doma in nearly three years as a public company was never able to achieve profitability and had to scale back CEO Max Simkoff's vast ambitions.
April 1