Western Alliance Bank and Zions Bancorp disclosed write-offs linked to misrepresentations of collateral backing commercial mortgages. Similar troubles appear unlikely to occur with residential mortgages.
Fitch Ratings revised its rating outlook for Select Portfolio Servicing from negative to stable, citing a new owner for the nonprime servicer and other factors.
A growing number of investors are asking loan sellers to complete pre-close eligibility for non-agency mortgages, according to the third-party review firm.
While most of the top Ginnie Mae servicers reported single-digit portfolio increases in the second quarter, United Wholesale Mortgage’s Ginnie servicing volume increased a whopping 87.8% year over year. (Includes three data tables.)