Demand in the secondary market for non-qualified mortgages is helping to fuel originations of the loans. Delinquencies in the sector have ticked up but aren’t yet a major concern.
Banks are looking for capital relief, regulators are making issuance of credit-risk transfers easier for banks to complete and investor demand for the deals is strong.
Speaking at the MBA secondary conference, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra pushed back against the argument that credit reporting fees are distinct from junk fees. He said the term junk fee extends to fees that lack competition in the market.
Would a second Trump administration be more likely to take the GSEs out from under the government’s thumb? It didn’t work the first time around, but Biden hasn’t been interested at all.
Delinquency rates declined during the first three months of 2024, according to the Inside Mortgage Finance Large Servicer Delinquency Index. (Includes data tables.)
The private market is providing adequate liquidity for closed-end second liens, according to the American Bankers Association. The trade group also questioned Freddie Mac’s motivations for a proposal to acquire seconds.