KBW Sees Improvement at Ocwen, Upgrades Estimates September 2, 2021 Paul Muolo At press time, Ocwen's common was trading at $28.06 compared to a 52-week low of $17.29 and a high of $35.08.Read More
FHLBs Bristle at FHFA Policy on Executive Pay September 2, 2021 Dennis Hollier In its comment letter, FHLB San Francisco essentially said: None of your business.Read More
Investment-Property Loans Dominate Non-Agency MBS Issuance September 2, 2021 Paul Muolo Just how hot is the IPL market? Two well-regarded Wall Street firms — Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs — brought out their first deals of the year...Read More
Ginnie EBOs — The Investment Game Continues September 2, 2021 Paul Muolo PennyMac Financial Services, the nation’s second largest Ginnie servicer overall, listed buyouts of $11.6 billion for the six-month period ending June 30...Read More
Cadence Bank Settles With DOJ, OCC Over Redlining September 1, 2021 Monica Hogan Cadence Bank CEO Paul Murphy said the company “believes that at all times it acted in compliance with our nation’s fair lending laws.”Read More
Jumbo Servicing Portfolios Still Recovering from Pandemic Decline September 1, 2021 Brandon Ivey Wells Fargo's jumbo servicing portfolio declined by 2.5% to $242.25 billion...Read More
Moody’s Highlights the Strengths/Weaknesses of Nonbank Mortgage Firms September 1, 2021 Paul Muolo In a new report, the rating service notes the “extensive” MSRs of nonbanks “often make the quality of their capital much weaker than that of banks.”Read More
Pandemic Threatens Gains in Women’s Homeownership August 31, 2021 Monica Hogan Policy recommendations from UI include flexibility in mortgage underwriting standards...Read More
Fannie/Freddie Servicing Rights Up for Grabs August 31, 2021 Paul Muolo Final bids on the MSR package are due Sept. 2...Read More
Steady Growth in Subservicing, but COVID Challenges Loom August 31, 2021 Paul Muolo Dave Worrall of LoanCare: “It will be interesting to see how the delinquency numbers change as the [foreclosure] moratoriums end.”Read More