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Inside Mortgage Finance

November 23, 2022

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Third-Party Lenders Gaining Ground in Slumping Market

Retail lending led the mortgage market to lower production volume in the third quarter as rates stayed stubbornly high and companies moved to cut overhead. (Includes six data charts.) Read More

Delinquencies Fall Again, to All-Time Low

Late payments are at an historic low as the economy hums along with near-full employment, Inside Mortgage Finance’s loan performance survey shows. (Includes data chart.) Read More

A Price War at a Difficult Time for Lenders

UWM is offering a one-year price break of up to 300 basis points for mortgage borrowers. A price war? That’s how some in the industry view it. Note: Price wars have been known to end badly.  Read More

Time is Running Out for Better.com, Aurora

Blank-check company Aurora Acquisition Corp. issued a new 10-K mid-month, saying little about its merger partner Better.com.  Read More

CFPB Cracks Down on LO Comp, Convenience Fees

In a new supervisory roundup, the bureau cited mortgage companies for violating loan originator compensation rules and charging payment-method convenience fees.  Read More

Nationstar Accused of Denying COVID Loan-Mod Requests

A Cleveland homeowner says Nationstar (now known as Mr. Cooper) improperly declined his COVID-related loan-modification request. Nationstar acquired the servicing rights from another company.  Read More

FHFA: Loans With Appraisal Waivers More Likely to Prepay

The relationship between waivers and prepayments began to decline in April 2021, as the refinance wave cooled. Read More

A Consensus Forms: Housing Prices Are Plateauing

The recent rise in interest rates has slowed the pace of home price appreciation, according to reports from Zillow, Redfin and the National Association of Realtors. Read More

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