The Final Tally for 2Q17: FHA Lending Up, VA Production Down August 22, 2017 George Brooks Nonbank home originators continued to dominate the top five FHA rankings...Read More
Watchdog Group Seeks Answers from CFPB About Clayton Homes’ Lending Practices August 22, 2017 Thomas Ressler Clayton Homes is one of the nation’s largest mobile home sellers, and is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.Read More
Ellington Financial Sells $86 Million Worth of Notes August 22, 2017 Sherry Muolo Ellington is showing an increasing interest in the non-QM market…Read More
Short Takes: loanDepot’s Hsieh has Some Fun / Fannie’s Forecast / Finance of America Ramps Up Reverses / Jumbo Credit Standards Loosened, Somewhat / New Regional Hires for Silver Hill August 22, 2017 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey No update from loanDepot on the IPO, but CEO Anthony Hsieh took some shots at the rumor mill...Read More
Jumbo Lending Increased in 2Q17, but Volume Lagging Last Year’s Pace August 22, 2017 Brandon Ivey Wells Fargo regained the title of the top non-agency jumbo lender in the second quarter, besting Chase…Read More
OCC Sets Process for Banks to Originate Mortgages with LTV Ratios Greater than 100 Percent August 22, 2017 Brandon Ivey The OCC noted that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA all offer loan options aimed at property rehabilitation…Read More
Morgan Stanley Declares 5.2 Percent Stake in PHH Corp. August 22, 2017 Paul Muolo PHH is in the throes of transforming from a business predicated on private-label originating and servicing to being mostly a subservicing vendor.Read More
Deephaven Mortgage Managing Director Brett Hively Departs; Former Quicken Executive His Replacement August 21, 2017 Paul Muolo Hively’s resume includes stints at Goldman Sachs (where Nichols also worked), New Century Mortgage Co., and Option One Mortgage.Read More
Bank Investment in MBS Sets a New Record: $1.799 Trillion August 21, 2017 John Bancroft Total bank investment in residential MBS rose by $36.28 billion during the second quarter…Read More
Millennials Have Major Homebuying Anxiety August 21, 2017 Sherry Muolo Having enough money to make a downpayment was a concern of 63 percent of millennial respondents…Read More
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