On the heels of issues related to Ditech Holding Corporation’s planned sale of Reverse Mortgage Solutions (RMS), real estate investment company New Residential Investment Firm says that legal concerns affecting Ditech could impact the deal closing. New Residential (NYSE: NRZ) disclosed Q2 2019 earnings on Tuesday, adding a note of caution concerning its plans to […]
The office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, announced last week the development of new legislation specifically designed to mitigate the number of foreclosures associated with forward mortgage loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The proposed bill, called the FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2019 aims to […]
Following recent resistance from Bank of America on a deal to sell Reverse Mortgage Solutions, RMS parent company Ditech Holding Corp. is now being sued by New York’s Attorney General in an effort to stop the sale. Her office calls the proposed sale an “attempted end-run around statutory protections for homeowners,” which includes reverse mortgage […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) describes its stance on reverse mortgages in a report titled, “Reverse Mortgages: Avoiding a Reversal of Fortune.” While that title has negative connotations, it doesn’t explain that the contents of the report have evolved over the past several years, even if its title may not have. This is according […]
A Washington, D.C. organization is making strides toward helping reverse mortgage borrowers facing foreclosure risk with a new solution available to area loan holders. The Reverse Mortgage Insurance & Tax Payment Program (ReMIT), launched this week by the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), is a $500,000 fund that will provide up to $25,000 […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the 18th edition of its Supervisory Highlights on Tuesday, which includes examinations of reverse mortgage loan and manufactured home loan servicers. CFPB examinations yielded information concerning activities which either appeared to result in deceptive practices or resulted in violations of Federal consumer financial laws. The document also includes […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that it will not consider implementing an Obama-era rule proposal limiting the activity of “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans,” which will allow small-dollar lending businesses to operate with reduced scrutiny from the federal government. “Specifically, the Bureau is proposing to rescind the rule’s requirements […]
This year, the Social Security program will be seeing its largest cost of living adjustment (COLA) in seven years, with beneficiaries receiving an additional 2.8 percent to their benefit payout. The result of the COLA for the average individual retired Social Security beneficiary is expected to be a monthly benefit jump from $1,422 to $1,461, […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a list of its accomplishments in 2018, highlighting a series of decisions and results that include those relating to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) fund and the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. The document released by HUD credits the leadership of department secretary Ben Carson, […]
Demand for reverse mortgages in Canada continues to grow, presenting a stark contrast to the declining volume exhibited in the American reverse mortgage market. On top of specific product differences in the Canadian product, there’s also a different business climate over the northern border that accounts for some of the differences between the two nations’ […]
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