Walter "Terry" Klein, formerly president and chief executive officer of First Nationwide Mortgage Corp., has joined Ocwen Technology Xchange as its executive vice president and national sales manager.Mr. Klein has also served as chairman and CEO for both Sears Mortgage Corp. and PNC Mortgage. In his new role, Mr. Klein will be responsible for leading OTX's sales initiatives for OTX products such as REALTrans, REALServicing, and REALSynergy. Arthur Ringwald, OTX's president and CEO, said Mr. Klein's servicing experience "rounds out the mortgage origination, default management, and special servicing experiences of the OTX senior management team." OTX can be found on the Web at http://www.otx.com.
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Americans who qualify for a mortgage with Better will be able to use Bitcoin or USDC as collateral to fund their down payment through a private loan.
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Full documentation was only applied to 2.6% of the underlying pool of mortgages. Debt-to-income, however, was 23.3% when it was applied.
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Layoffs stretch across the organization, including members of Summit's c-suite and its general counsel, the company said in a notice to California officials.
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New questions about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's guarantee by experts who saw conservatorship start points to tensions in a stalled secondary offering.
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The 30-year fixed mortgage has increased by 40 basis points since February, while the 15-year is 14 basis points lower than a year ago, Freddie Mac reported.
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Affordability improved in February as rates dipped below 6%, but March's climb to 6.43% signals tougher months ahead. Lenders should act now on pockets of opportunity before rising rates erode recent gains.
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