Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy on Newfi partnership and the residential investment lending sector by Sarah Wolak for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending, a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy spoke with HousingWire‘s Sarah Wolak on why he anticipates 2025 will be a strong sales…

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Mr. Cooper agreed to a $5.8 million settlement. Who is eligible for relief? by Kennedy Edgerton for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Nationstar Mortgage — currently doing business as Mr. Cooper — has agreed to settle a lawsuit which alleges that the company violated mortgage servicing laws and forced borrowers into foreclosure. Attorneys general and mortgage regulators in 50 states, as well the District of Columbia, agreed to a settlement that…

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Federal hiring freeze could impact the rollout of HMBS 2.0, former Ginnie Mae head says by Chris Clow for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire The recent executive actions of President Donald Trump could impede the implementation date of Ginnie Mae’s new complementary Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program — but not in the way you might think. The president did hand down an order aiming to freeze outstanding rules and policies…

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