Lone Peak Lending joins Panorama Mortgage Group

Nonbank lender Panorama Mortgage Group has added Texas-based Lone Peak Lending to its growing stable of brands. Lone Peak is the fourth lender to join Panorama this year, following the additions of Utah-based Rely Home Loans, Texas-based Prosperity Mortgage and Oregon-based Vision Mortgage Group. Donovan Stamps, a 27-year mortgage veteran with

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Waters tells CFPB to shut down Equifax credit reporting

California Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters wants Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to put a “moratorium” on Equifax, after it reported faulty credit scores of millions of consumers. Waters, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, asked Chopra to stop the credit bureau from sending scores to financial institutions

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Doma says it’s still on the path to profitability

Despite recording yet another quarter with a net loss, Doma executives remain steadfastly committed to reaching profitability by the end of 2023. During the second quarter of 2022, the title underwriter earned $124 million in revenue, down from the $130 million recorded a year ago, but up 10% from the

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Wholesale behemoth UWM bolstering cash flow with MSR sales

When the sky is falling in the mortgage industry, generally there is something else that is rising.  For many larger nonbank lenders, including UWM Holdings Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), what is rising in their favor is the value of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). UWM, the nation’s largest wholesale mortgage lender,

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SEC claims Angel Oak Capital Advisors deceived investors

Angel Oak Capital Advisors, the investment management arm of non-QM lender Angel Oak Cos., has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the company misled investors about the delinquency rates in a 2018 private-label securitization involving fix-and-flip loans. Also

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Inflation falls in July, but housing prices keep rising

After rising to its highest level in 40 years in June, inflation dropped slightly in July. Thanks to a decrease in the gasoline index the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged from the month prior, after hitting a 1.3% seasonally adjusted rate in June, according to data released Wednesday by

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Mortgage demand remains flat amid rate volatility

Mortgage demand remained relatively flat last week amid volatility in mortgage rates in recent weeks.  The market composite index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, rose a marginal 0.2% for the week ending August 5, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The market index is down 62% compared

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After $223M loss in Q2, loanDepot closes wholesale channel

California-based mortgage lender loanDepot is shutting down its wholesale division amid plummeting origination volumes and widening financial losses in the second quarter. The decision to close the channel also reflects fierce competition from its peers in the broker space, primarily from United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM).  The announcement on Tuesday came

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Black Knight’s Optimal Blue adds location-based pricing feature

Black Knight‘s Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine added a location-based pricing feature amid a slowdown in the mortgage market. The functionality expansion will assist investors and lenders in promoting affordable housing in underserved markets, the firm said.  The new capability automates the process of collecting census tract

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