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Deephaven Mortgage Debuts HELOC with Qualification Option for Self-Employed Borrowers

Deephaven Mortgage Debuts HELOC with Qualification Option for Self-Employed Borrowers

by Phil Hall | Dec 4, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Deephaven Mortgage, a Charlotte, North Carolina-headquartered non-QM lender, has launched its Equity Advantage HELOC product that includes an option for self-employed borrowers to qualify based on 12 months of personal or business bank statements in lieu of tax...
MISMO Publishes Standard for Electronic HELOCs

MISMO Publishes Standard for Electronic HELOCs

by Phil Hall | Sep 10, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, has published the SMART Doc V3 eHELOC Specification, a standard designed to address the requests for natively created electronic documents to support the growth of home equity lines of credit...
Report: Increase in Home Equity Originations, Debt Outstanding During 2024

Report: Increase in Home Equity Originations, Debt Outstanding During 2024

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Total originations of open-ended Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs) and closed-end home equity loans increased 7.2% year-over-year during 2024 while total HELOC and home equity loan debt outstanding grew 10.3%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA)...
Nigerian National Convicted for Organizing HELOC Fraud Network

Nigerian National Convicted for Organizing HELOC Fraud Network

by Phil Hall | Jul 3, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian national, was convicted by a jury for leading a nationwide bank fraud scheme involving the theft of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). According to the charges brought against him, Adekoya – who operated under multiple pseudonyms –...
Achieve Expands HELOC Program Parameters

Achieve Expands HELOC Program Parameters

by Phil Hall | Nov 12, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The digital personal finance Achieve announced the expansion of its home equity line of credit (HELOC) program to allow for loan amounts of up to $300,000 and new repayment terms of 20 and 30 years. Achieve’s HELOCs will continue to feature fixed interest rates,...
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