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Lender Meltdown brings you banking and mortgage lending news from the US and the world! We focus on mortgage lending news and insight from the US and from around the world. Information you need to know before making financing your next home or real estate transaction. We bring you news and information from industry insiders and sources that the mainstream financial media doesn't. Lender Meltdown also has boots on the ground. These "boots on the ground" give us daily and weekly updates of what is going in the field. Our contributors have decades of experience in lending and real estate. That experience gives us the advantage of being able to give information in plain English without all the industry technobabble and industry jargon.

Mortgage Applications Plunge To A 28-Year Low

Mortgage Lenders And Brokers Are Feeling The Pain As Mortgage Applications Plunge To A 28-Year Low Mortgage applications plunge to 1995 levels. The Mortgage Bankers Association says that lenders and brokers have witnessed a significant decline of 6.9% from the previous week. This is worst week for originations since 1995. The MBA’s Market Composite Index…

By Steve
2 min read

Romspen Just Got Spanked By The Florida 3rd DCA

Romspen Just Got Spanked By The 3rd DCA In Weiss Fraud Case. This Is Going To Hurt The Canadian Lender In More Ways Than One! Yes, you read that right. Romspen just got spanked hard by the Florida 3rd DCA in Miami in the Caroline Weiss fraud case. Now, Romspen and their investors are out…

By Steve
4 min read

Fannie Mae To Increase LTV Ratios

Fannie Mae To Increase LTVs In November. Are They Driving The Housing Market Off The Cliff Again? Fannie Mae on Thursday announced that its Desktop Underwriting system. The new GSA guidelines include new changes to the maximum allowable LTV ratios for two- to four-unit and principal residences. The changes also apply to purchase and limited…

By Steve
2 min read

Homebuying Has Become More Stressful Than Dating

Redfin Study Shows 59% Of Americans Believe Homebuying Has Become More Stressful Than Dating  A recent Redfin survey shows that notable 59% of recent homebuyers found homebuying has become more stressful than dating. Homebuyers purchasing a home in today’s market have deal with unique set of anxieties. Buyers are increasingly ghosting sellers as housing costs…

By Steve
2 min read

The American Housing Market Resembles 2006

The American Housing Market Is Resembling 2006. Is It Deja Vu All Over Again? The American housing market is sound disturbingly familiar to us who survived the housing crash 15 years ago. Skyrocketing home prices have very suddenly leveled off. Recession fears are swirling and the number of home sales has dropped off in the…

By Steve
3 min read

Widespread Housing Discrimination Persists In The USA

Widespread Housing Discrimination Persists Against Minorities And The LGBTQ+ Community Despite Ever Expanding Federal Laws Widespread housing discrimination persists among ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community. This is despite the federal government expanding on the Federal Housing Act passed over 50 years ago. Roughly 32% of people of African descent say they felt they faced…

By Steve
3 min read

NTRAPS: The New Real Estate Scam Targeting Grandma

Title Advocates Say NTRAPS Or Non-Title Recorded Agreements For Personal Services Target Seniors  A charming real estate agent is helping an elderly couple sell their home except they are not selling right now. When they are, they have an exclusive agreement to use only him thanks to an NTRAPS agreement.  In return for signing the…

By Steve
3 min read

Romspen Gave 3 Stoners

Romspen Gave 3 Stoners Over $54 Million Dollars To Fund A Failing Cannabis Business. Now The Canadian Lender Is Shocked To Learn 2 Of The Partners Have Disappeared Romspen gave 3 stoners a $54 million loan fund their giant marijuana grow operation in Oakland, California. Now it appears Romspen’s money has gone up in smoke….

By Steve
5 min read

Romspen Is Withholding Partial Redemption Payments

Romspen Is Withholding Partial Redemption Payments In August. They Cite Poor Loan Performance. Or Is It Just Cover For A Shell Game? Canada’s largest private mortgage lenders is at it again. Romspen is withholding partial redemption payouts to investor for the fourth time in under a year. The Canadian lender is citing weak loan repayments…

By Steve
4 min read

Romspen Investor Warning

Romspen Investor Warning: Canadian Lender Froze and Has Reduced Investor Redemptions for Nearly A Year. Have They Become The Roach Motel Of Commercial Lending? This Romspen investor warning is going out to all our readers who invest in commercial real estate.  It appears Canadian real estate lender Romspen has become the Roach Motel of the…

By Steve
6 min read