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Mortgage-Related Conferences Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

March 6, 2020

Yemeng Yang

Two mortgage-related conferences scheduled in March were canceled due to concerns over coronavirus spread.

Agency MBS Creation Slowed in February. However…

March 6, 2020

John Bancroft

The top two agency MBS issuers in February? Answer: Nonbanks Quicken Loans and PennyMac…

Freedom’s REIT Eyeing Non-QM But Not Ready to Commit

March 5, 2020

Paul Muolo

Cherry Hill, a Freedom Mortgage-affiliated REIT, likes the non-QM market but isn’t ready to jump in the pond. Maybe in 2021?

Retail Woes Continue to Put CMBS at Risk

March 5, 2020

Yemeng Yang

Continued retail store closures put billions of dollars in commercial MBS at risk. Fears of coronavirus outbreak added even more pressure.

Lenders Poised for a Historic Boom. Take a Number, Please…

March 5, 2020

Paul Muolo

With rates falling to historic lows this week, originators are salivating at the possibilities. But will the boom bring capacity issues? Maybe, maybe not.

SCOTUS Divided on CFPB Fate

March 5, 2020

Yemeng Yang

There seems to be no clear consensus among the Supreme Court justices hearing the case challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A Mortgage Market Where Customers Need to Take a Number?

March 5, 2020

Paul Muolo

According to Anthony Hsieh, founder and CEO of top-10 lender loanDepot, the mortgage industry might want to ponder creating a “reservation” system for incoming applicants.