Lenders Largely Happy with Proposed Rule on Flood Insurance December 30, 2014 Brandon Ivey The CMC believes that servicers should not be required to verify flood insurance coverage on existing loans when the escrow option becomes effective. Read More
The Best Paid Mortgage LOs are in Arizona, California, New Jersey, New York December 30, 2014 Paul Muolo Some banks pay between 50 and 80 basis points per loan. At the top end of the market are loan officers who earn between 150 and 200 basis points per transaction.Read More
Credit Reporting Agency Complaints to the CFPB Up 100 Percent YOY, But… December 30, 2014 Thomas Ressler The category of “incorrect information” continues to make up the lion’s share of the complaints, ICFPB found.Read More
Short Takes: How Much Do Loan Officers Earn? / The Lending Club is Worth What? / $17.6 Trillion In Untapped Equity / Wild Stock Market Effecting Homebuyers? December 29, 2014 Paul Muolo and Sherry Muolo Of that amount, $9.9 trillion is mortgaged, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, which means consumers have untapped equity of $17.6 trillion. Read More
More Law Firms Announce ‘Investigations’ Into Ocwen December 29, 2014 Paul Muolo The latest entry into the Ocwen legal sweepstakes is Lifshitz & Miller, Garden City, NY, whose specialties include class action lawsuits.Read More
Ginnie Mae Transfers Plummet; A Lack of Mega Deals? December 29, 2014 Paul Muolo The market heated up significantly in 2013 with $152.22 billion of Ginnie MSRs being transferred.Read More
Green Tree Increases Servicing Advance Facility With Barclays to $1.2 Billion December 29, 2014 Paul Muolo Barclays is acting as the administrative agent on the deal and will be the sole note holder. Read More
REITs that Focused on Residential MBS See Promise in Commercial December 29, 2014 Brandon Ivey PennyMac Commercial will focus on mortgages of under $10 million.Read More
Outlook Improving for First-Time Homebuyers but Underwriting Remains Tight December 29, 2014 Brandon Ivey However, originations aren’t expected to spike in 2015 due to a number of factors, including tight underwriting standards.Read More
Next Up: Who Will Buy Ocwen’s Agency MSRs? Pingora? December 24, 2014 Paul Muolo “We tend to look at most everything if it is mainly performing and is 2010 or later vintage agency product," said Pingora CEO Michael Lau.Read More