As FGMC shuts down, lender partners question fate of loans in pipeline

Tech-fueled mortgage lender UpEquity just wants answers. Roughly a year ago, the Austin-based fintech began to sell its loans to First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC), a lender that specializes in non-qualified mortgage loans and is controlled by behemoth investment management firm Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO).  UpEquity sent between 30

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Two more MSR deals valued in total at $2.5B hit the market 

The Prestwick Mortgage Group, an Alexandria, Virginia-based advisory and brokerage firm, has unveiled an offering for a $1.6 billion package of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage-servicing rights (MSRs). The bulk of the 7,189 loans in the MSR offering put out to bid this week were originated in Florida and the Midwest, according to

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Fix-and-flip lender Kiavi finalizes $218M private-label offering

Kiavi, formerly LendingHome, recently closed a $218 million private-label securitization of unrated short-term mortgages — described as “residential transition loans” (RTLs) by the lender, which serves the fix-and-flip market. The deal represents Kiavi‘s ninth such securitization under its LHOME shelf since launching its revolving securitization program in 2019, according to the

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How home-price growth has damaged the housing market

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index just recorded 20.4% year-over-year growth nationally and a record 21.2% growth for its top 20 city composite, and now you know why my most significant concern for housing was home prices overheating, not crashing like people have warned about from 2012-2021. From S&P:

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Roostify partners with Indecomm to court self-employed borrowers

Mortgage technology provider Roostify is hoping to bring in more self-employed borrowers by adding mortgage automation provider Indecomm‘s automated income calculation technology, it announced Tuesday. Indecomm’s IncomeGenius integration into Roostify’s data intelligence solutions will expand Roostify’s existing income calculation capabilities for self-employed borrowers, according to a company statement. The partnership

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Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach merge

Mortgage fintechs Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach have merged, roughly six months after a Philadelphia-based private equity firm bought a controlling stake in each company. The two companies have been working toward the merger since LLR Partners’ made an investment in each in January. Richard Harris, former chief executive officer

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