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Eagle Home Mortgage Facing Class Action Lawsuit

Laura Faasua has brought a class action lawsuit against her former employer, Eagle Home Mortgage LLC, for alleged violations of California labor law. According to a court filing, the class action lawsuit against Eagle Home Mortgage is currently pending in the Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG18924014, and was filed by San Francisco Labor… Read more...

Deephaven Licenses Underwriting Technology

LoanScorecard’s automated underwriting technology will power Deephaven Mortgage’s launch of Identi-Fi AUS. The lender’s launch of this technology furthers its mission to empower mortgage professionals serving borrowers who face challenges securing a traditional government-financed mortgage. As a leading originator of non-QM mortgage-backed securities, Deephaven aims to be the top provider of non-agency loans to the… Read more...

California Posts Largest Housing Sales Decline Since 2014

The California housing market posted its largest year-over-year sales decline since March 2014 and remained below the 400,000-level sales benchmark for the second consecutive month in September. That’s an indication that the market is slowing as many potential buyers put their homeownership plans on hold, according to the California Association of Realtors. Closed escrow sales… Read more...

New Tool Cuts Costs of Qualifying Borrowers

Envestnet-Yodlee has developed Envestnet-Yodlee Risk Insight for Pre-Qualification reports designed for lenders and lead generators who want more robust information to pre-qualify a borrower before engaging in full underwriting. Risk Insight infuses data into the lead qualification process, enabling lenders to target the right product to the right customer at the right time. Lenders looking… Read more...

Technology Transforming Originator’s Role

The buying and technology preferences of borrowers will change the way mortgage originators conduct business. Technology will drive the industry and make it more efficient for borrowers and renters, over the next five to 10 years, and place information at their disposal, in an almost instantaneous manner. The high cost of originations, and changing expectations… Read more...

New Penn, Freddie, Integra Developing Simultaneous Approvals to Both GSEs

New Penn Financial, Freddie Mac and Integra Software Solutions are developing a one-click submission of loan data to Freddie’s automated underwriting system, Loan Product Advisor , and to Fannie Mae’s Loan Prospector. The aim is to deliver the capability to generate a best execution in the secondary market through data that’s simultaneously submitted to both… Read more...

Fannie's Economic Predictions for 2018, 2019 On the Mark

Economic growth remains on-track to hit Fannie Mae’s 2018 projected growth rate of 3 percent, and meet its 2019 forecast of 2.3 percent, despite expectations of slightly stronger third-quarter growth than in the prior forecast, according to the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group’s October 2018 Economic and Housing Outlook. Residential fixed investment is… Read more...

Hurricane Michael Damage Estimated at $3-5 Billion

CoreLogic has updated its residential and commercial storm surge and wind loss estimates for Hurricane Michael. According to this new data analysis, the wind losses for residential and commercial properties in Florida are expected to be between $2 billion and $3 billion and the storm surge losses, including losses covered by National Flood Insurance Program… Read more...

Total Expert Raises $20M in Venture Capital

Total Expert, a creator of digital marketing and communication software, has raised $20 million in venture capital. The round, a Series B Funding, was led by Emergence Capital with participation from Rally Ventures and Arthur Ventures, bringing the total funding for the company to $34 million. “People expect digital simplicity and real human relationships, and… Read more...

SEC, U.S. Attorney Charge Developer with Fraud

The SEC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia have charged a Virginia real-estate developer with securities fraud and skimming investor funds that were intended to be used to purchase an office building near the site of a planned commuter rail station on the Washington, D.C. Metro’s Area Silver Line. Todd… Read more...

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