Castlelake is forming a joint venture with Redwood Trust to purchase up to $8 billion of prime jumbo mortgage loans. Processing Content The partnership was designed to support the growth of Redwood’s Sequoia platform and give Castlelake, an investment firm specializing in asset-based private credit, programmatic purchasing power for the fully documented loans. Sequoia will […]
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Home affordability levels reversed course in March, with new monthly mortgage payments heading higher in tandem with interest rates and purchase amounts. Processing Content The median payment on new purchase-loan applications during the month accelerated 3.4% to $2,131 from $2,061 in February, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association affordability index. The latest number came in
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Key insight: The judge said the original complaint sought actual damages for Hispanic buyers steered into high-cost loans to buy undeveloped, flood-prone land. What’s at stake: The settlement provided no compensation to the buyers allegedly harmed and instead allocated $48 million for infrastructure and $20 million for law enforcement. Expert quote: “The court finds it
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