• Senator moves to regulate home equity investments at the federal level,Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation

    Senator moves to regulate home equity investments at the federal level

    A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would amend the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to explicitly include home equity investments (HEIs) within the law’s definition of residential mortgage loans — a move that would subject the growing financial product to federal consumer lending protections. Introduce

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  • NYC expands finance pool for office-to-residential makeovers,Richard Lawson

    NYC expands finance pool for office-to-residential makeovers

    New York City administration officials took a stride toward spurring more office-to-residential conversions by expanding a long-term financing option used in clean energy construction. In late June, the city made embodied carbon eligible for financing under its Commercial Property Assessed Clean Ene

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  • Borrower trust by design,Prem Naveen

    Borrower trust by design

    A recent global IDC study of mortgage lenders revealed that 30% of lenders took more than four weeks to close a mortgage and that 53% of processes in underwriting and decisioning were manual. Borrowers expect faster approvals and simpler digital journeys, while lenders look for AI-led origination an

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