Tag: FHA

Edison, NJ - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), is continuing to strengthen their wholesale division with the addition of veteran account executives in key locations across the country. By bringing on new as...

ORLANDO, FL - April 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), is increasing its commitment to the Florida real estate market with the additions of Christopher Wasinger and Brian Poling as Regional Managers. Both veterans ...

San Diego, CA - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- REMN Wholesale, a division of Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc., is pleased to announce their upcoming free Webinar for VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans (IRRRL). Taking place on Febru...

River Edge, NJ - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Mortgage Network, Inc. (REMN), is introducing their customized Wholesale FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Product to remove the complexity out of the process for independent retail lenders a...

Washington, D.C. - March 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nevada Senator Harry Reid today applauded the administration’s announcement of a new initiative that will provide much-needed relief to responsible Nevada homeowners who are underwater and struggling to make payments on their mortgage.

New York, NY - February 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing and RGS Holdings, LLC, in conjunction with Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and JP Morgan Chase Community Development, today announced that 2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard has been approved by the Federal Housing Administration’s mortgage program. The 12-story new construction condominium development in Harlem, will now allow qualified buyers to purchase a new home with a down payment between 5 and 10%.

WASHINGTON, DC - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Administration’s Mortgagee Review Board (MRB) today immediately and permanently withdrew the FHA approval of Premium Capital Funding, LLC, a Jericho, New York-based lender doing business as TopDot Mortgage.

WASHINGTON, DC - December 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced that it is immediately suspending Equitable Trust Mortgage Corporation (ETM) of Baltimore, Maryland, thereby preventing the Company from originating and underwriting new FHA-insured mortgages. FHA is imposing this action because ETM improperly overcharged 37 borrowers for broker and loan origination fees in excess of what the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development currently allows. HUD discovered that these unauthorized fees were charged to a substantially greater percentage of minority borrowers (68 percent) than non-minorities.

Brooklyn, NY - October 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- A civil complaint was filed today in federal court in Central Islip against Ideal Mortgage Bankers, Ltd. d/b/a/ Lend America, a mortgage lender located in Melville, Long Island, seeking a court-ordered injunction to prevent the company from making loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”). The complaint also seeks relief against Lend America’s Executive Vice President and Chief Business Strategist, Michael Ashley. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco.

Washington, DC - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, chaired by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), held a hearing today on “The Future of the Federal Housing Administration’s Capital Reserves: Assumptions, Predictions and Implications for Homebuyers”. FHA plays an increasingly important role in the nation’s housing market. Recent news articles have raised concerns about the FHA’s capital reserve fund, the account the agency uses to pay insurance claims to lenders when borrowers default on home loans. Assistant Secretary for Housing and FHA Commissioner David Stevens, testified today regarding steps FHA is taking to boost capital reserve levels.

Washington, DC - September 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Tuesday, the House unanimously passed the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act, a bill coauthored by Congressman Miller, to address the need for new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily units in extremely high cost areas of the country.