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Ex-CFO at Long Island Lender Sent to Prison for Fraud

Edward Sypher Jr., former CFO of mortgage lender Vanguard Funding, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’ supervised release. Sypher pleaded guilty in February to conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud in connection with the diversion of warehouse loans Long Island-based Vanguard had obtained to fund home mortgages and… Read more...

'Housing Angel' Fraudster Sentenced to 30-Months in Jail

David John Dziedzic was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David Campbell to prison for 30 months because of his lead role in criminal activity related to the short sale of distressed mortgages, some of which were federally-insured. Dziedzic, 55, of Scottsdale, Ariz., had pleaded guilty to one count of communication of unregistered securities, and a… Read more...

Home Buyers Stuck Between Higher Rates, Increased Prices

Home-value growth is slowing, price cuts are more common and for-sale inventory is up. Sounds like relief is imminent for home buyers, right? Not so fast. Mortgage rates have been steadily climbing for the past two years and could approach 6 percent by the end of 2019, dulling those factors. Rising interest rates bite into… Read more...

Ellie Mae, Experian Integration Benefits Verifications

Ellie Mae has upgraded Encompass Consumer Connect that include identity, employment and income verification. The enhancements feature an integration of Experian’s CrossCore platform, which enables lenders to use a multi-layered approach to establish identity and assess risk. [caption id="attachment_8712" align="alignright" width="264"] Tyrrell: Partnership with Experian simplifies and speeds the verification process.[/caption] These enhancements help lenders… Read more...

A Quick Way for Originators to Make More Money

By Brian Sacks We all want to close more loans, make more money and still have time to enjoy life, right? So, I want to share a very quick way for you to do exactly that. What I am about to share with you will sound very simple and that is probably why very few… Read more...

Homes for Sale Nationwide Tumbled 4.6 Percent

The number of homes for sale nationwide tumbled 4.6 percent year-over-year in the last three months of 2018 across all price categories, according to the latest Inventory and Price Watch Report from Trulia. This marks the ninth consecutive quarter of declining inventory; the last time inventory rose was in Q3 2016. However, there are signs… Read more...

Otting to Pull Double Duty for Trump

President Trump has appointed Joseph Otting the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a position that will begin after current Director Mel Watt leaves in early January. Otting will remain at the FHFS until a replacement is confirmed. He serves as the current Comptroller of the Currency, a role he will continue to… Read more...

Management Spotlight: Brian Damico, President and CEO of New Fed Mortgage

Brian Damico, President and CEO of New Fed Mortgage in Danvers, Mass., was going to be a financial advisor, but was offered the opportunity to run a new, six-person mortgage company in 2000. He accepted the position, but the employees never materialized. That meant he had to learn the business from scratch. But Damico did… Read more...

Prepayment Activity Hits 10-Year Low

The U.S. loan delinquency rate for loans 30 or more days past due, but not in foreclosure is 3.71%, and a year over year change of -18.53%, according to Black Knight Inc.'s "first look" at November 2018 mortgage performance statistics. The data is derived from loan-level database representing the majority of the national mortgage market,… Read more...

Redfin Predicts Lean Times for Real Estate, Lenders in 2019

The housing market will continue to slow in the first six months of 2019, available inventory will rise, and prices will increase, though at a slower rate than has been the case for years, according to Seven Predictions for the Housing Market, a report from Redfin. House-flippers will exit the market, and issues between technology… Read more...

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