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Incenter Lender Services plays ‘matchmaker’ with new fair lending platform

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Philadelphia-based Incenter Lender Services, which works with nonbank and depository mortgage lenders across the country, on Thursday announced the launch of the Incenter CRA Exchange Platform. The tool is billed as a unique, one-stop “matchmaking solution” for sellers of loans made under the Community Reinvestment Act. The exchange is offered free of charge to banks, […]

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Friday Harbor’s AI originator assistant now supports overlays

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Friday Harbor, an AI-powered platform that helps loan officers build compliant loan files in real time, announced this week that its AI Originator Assistant can now assess loans against lender and investor overlays in addition to standard program guidelines. The update aims to give lenders greater control over credit quality and secondary market performance by

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All-cash home sales hold strong as high mortgage rates persist

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With mortgage rates lingering above 6%, buyers with ready cash continue to dominate both the lowest and highest ends of the housing market. Roughly one-third of all home sales in the first half of 2025 were completed entirely with cash, according to a new report from Realtor.com. That figure represents only a 0.6% decline from

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North Carolina housing market offers 20% price advantage over national average

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The North Carolina housing market delivers significant value for homebuyers. Current data shows 62,710 active listings with an average home price of $519,908. This represents a 19.7% discount compared to the national average of $647,307. The Tar Heel State provides abundant options for first-time buyers, with more than one-third of all listings priced below $300,000.

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Investor home purchases hit lowest second-quarter level since 2020

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U.S. real estate investors bought about 52,000 homes in the second quarter, the lowest level for that period since 2020, according to a report from Redfin. Purchases were down 6% from a year earlier — the largest drop since late 2023. Redfin, which analyzed purchase records across 39 major metropolitan areas, defines an investor as

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Fintech Aven raises $110M, expands into mortgage refinancing

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Fintech Aven has raised $110 million in a Series E funding round, expanded into mortgage refinancing and added heavyweight advisers Lawrence Summers and Patrick McHenry to its board, the company announced Tuesday. The San Francisco-based fintech, best known for its home equity-backed credit card, is now valued at $2.2 billion following the round led by Khosla

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Hometap closes $300M securitization of home equity investments

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Boston-based Hometap has closed a $300 million securitization of home equity investment (HEI) loans originated by the company, marking its fifth transaction in the space.  The deal, closed on Aug. 29, included a $231 million Class A tranche rated at BBB(sf) and a $12 million Class B tranche rated at BBB(low)(sf) by Morningstar DBRS.  “Through

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Rocket pushes back debt exchange deadline amid Mr. Cooper deal

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Rocket Companies has extended the deadline for investors to exchange debt issued by a Mr. Cooper Group subsidiary for the lender’s own paper — a step tied to its $9.4 billion acquisition of the competitor. The deadline moved from Sept. 2 to Sept. 30, still leaving enough time for the deal to close in the

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Experts offer multi-faceted solutions to the housing supply shortage

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As the nationwide housing inventory and affordability crisis persists, a trio of experts sit down with HousingWire to detail proposed solutions. The solve? It’s multi-faceted and it comes down to fixing supply issues, changing zoning and updating regulation. Kent Colton, president of the Colton Housing Group and former CEO of the National Association of Home

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LISC appoints Valerie White to lead national housing strategy

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The Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) has appointed Valerie White to lead its national housing team — expanding her role beyond her current position as senior executive director of LISC New York. White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to date — with a focus on expanding access to

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