HousingWireHousingWire An ongoing lawsuit between two major reverse mortgage lenders, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage and Longbridge Financial, over marketing practices could come to an end if both parties can reach a settlement agreement prior to going to trial. But such an outcome isn’t guaranteed, and Mutual of Omaha has requested…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Development and Research recently published a report that more closely examines the housing needs of older Americans and the pain points that have exacerbated their needs stemming from a national housing crisis. The material featured came from…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Every season is fraud season — and title firm First American is not messing around. On Wednesday, the Big Four title company announced the launch of Order Insights, a real-time fraud alert system. The tool is available to all First American policy-issuing title agents and is now included with…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Dallas-based United Real Estate has announced another strategic expansion in the Carolinas. Charlotte-headquartered United Real Estate Queen City will open a new affiliate location in Fort Mill, South Carolina. According to a company statement, this move will strengthen the brokerage’s presence in the Carolinas. The Fort Mill brokerage is…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Wednesday published a final rule in the Federal Register, establishing a permanent program to sell seriously delinquent, FHA-insured single-family mortgages following the release of a proposal over the summer. A public inspection version of the rule was released on Tuesday prior to its…
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