Mortgages

System updates, which may be a result of changes to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, have Community Home Lenders Association members saying loans that were approved previously are getting rejected when put back through.

The incident points to a risk mortgage companies should be aware of as they shift to digital servicing strategies.

At first the deal seemed an unlikely marriage of two mortgage-heavy companies. But acquiring the Michigan company would help New York Community accomplish its two chief goals — reducing deposit costs and its concentration of multifamily loans — while giving it the scale to pursue more deals.

However, conditions for commercial mortgages overall worsened slightly due to persistent concerns in the hotel and office sectors, a Moody’s Investors Service report found.

Despite falling from quarter to quarter, Flagstar’s mortgage revenues remained strong, while its servicing portfolio grew.

Even in the best-case scenario, it would take 45 years to achieve an equal amount of housing-related capital between Blacks and whites.

The lender will expand certain mortgage products, like its HomeRun program, which requires lower down payments and removes mortgage-insurance requirements for lower-income borrowers.

While government protections currently shield most borrowers and delay process timelines, a growing backlog is likely to hit some areas of the country worse than others.

Thanks to a series of government measures, the pandemic did not cause the massive wave of distressed debt flooding the market that many expected, but certain property types remain vulnerable.

Building timelines are finally stable enough for nonbank American Financial Resources to return to the conventional market following the pandemic-related disruption, according to a company executive.

Purchases of new single-family homes increased 20.7% last month to a 1.02 million annualized pace after an upwardly revised 846,000 rate in the prior month, government data showed Friday.

The ritzy east end of Long Island is somehow still throwing up more high-end listings to meet demand.

Though the government-sponsored enterprises have some of the lowest forbearance rates in the market, they expect to contend with a significant population of borrowers who face steep financial setbacks after the pandemic ends.

Inflation, an improving economy and the increased federal budget deficit make rate increase inevitable this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disputes a district court ruling that misconduct claims against the company were already covered by a previous settlement.

“We know that home prices have been rising, mortgage rates inching higher, housing affordability becoming much more challenging, however I would say the softening sales activity is not due to demand going away,” Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.

The persistently slow reduction in the number of borrowers at risk of default indicates that while loan performance overall is improving, a substantial pool of mortgages will need workouts when forbearance ends.

While it’s the third straight week of a downward trend, borrowers likely have only a brief opportunity to take advantage of sub-3% rates before a reversal comes.

Given the Biden Administration’s regulatory emphasis on the disparate impact of mortgage lender activity on protected classes, originators need to carefully monitor their loan price concessions, according to industry speakers at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Spring Conference.

The busiest season for home buying took off with a bang last month, as fierce competition among buyers drove prices up and sales soared to one of the highest levels in years.