New-Home Prices Fall to Lowest Level in 3 Years as Builders Appeal To Buyers Amid High Mortgage Rates Keith Griffith

The price of newly built homes plunged last month as homebuilders sought ways to attract buyers who are feeling the pinch of higher mortgage rates. The median sales price of a newly... Read more »
Longbridge parent completes proprietary reverse mortgage securitization

Longbridge parent completes proprietary reverse mortgage securitization

Ellington Financial, the parent company of reverse mortgage industry lender and servicer Longbridge Financial, announced the successful closing of a new securitization backed by a pool of proprietary reverse mortgages initially originated... Read more »
HighTechLending adds Brian Boccia as key reverse mortgage specialist

HighTechLending adds Brian Boccia as key reverse mortgage specialist

California-based multichannel mortgage lender HighTechLending appointed reverse mortgage industry veteran Brian Boccia to serve as a senior account executive in its third-party origination (TPO) channel. He joins the company after prior experience... Read more »
Mortgage rates helped by the Fed’s moderate stance

Mortgage rates helped by the Fed’s moderate stance

Mortgage rates had a chance to break to new highs this year, but the Federal Reserve took a moderate tone at the last Fed meeting. We saw the benefit of lower mortgage... Read more »
Borrowers continue to be resilient as mortgage delinquencies recede 

Borrowers continue to be resilient as mortgage delinquencies recede 

Mortgage delinquencies improved again in February as prepayment activity increased moderately. The national delinquency rate eased to 3.34% in February, down from 3.38% in January, according to an Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) mortgage... Read more »
Warner Bros. HQ in Burbank Collateralizes 5M Mortgage

Warner Bros. HQ in Burbank Collateralizes $475M Mortgage

Worthe Real Estate Group and Stockbridge Capital Group have scored a $475 million mortgage tied to their 801,000-square-foot headquarters for Warner Bros. in Burbank. The Santa Monica-based developer and San Francisco-based investor... Read more »
Senator urges DOJ to investigate FICO over increasing costs to mortgage lenders

Senator urges DOJ to investigate FICO over increasing costs to mortgage lenders

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice‘s Antitrust Division, urging an investigation of Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO), the company that retains the rights to... Read more »
Mortgage rates helped by the Fed’s moderate stance

Awareness of reverse mortgage utility could be improving, survey suggests

More people seem to be aware of the potential utility that a reverse mortgage could provide for older homeowners, including as a tool to age in place and to provide greater cash... Read more »
Mortgage rates helped by the Fed’s moderate stance

Retail reverse mortgage production took a hit in January

While reverse mortgage volume in 2024 got off to a rocky start, new data that breaks out retail Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements versus wholesale production showed that it was the... Read more »
Lending association recognizes reverse mortgage vendors with awards

Lending association recognizes reverse mortgage vendors with awards

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. The... Read more »