Fannie/Freddie CRT Issuance Plummets in 3Q22 November 9, 2022 Dennis Hollier The 58.2% sequential decline in aggregate CRT issuance was the sharpest decline since the start of the pandemic...Read More
loanDepot Says 4Q Lending Could Fall to Just $4 Billion November 9, 2022 Paul Muolo CEO Frank Martell: "We are excited about the launch of our digital HELOC"...Read More
Another Earnings Bloodbath for Finance of America November 9, 2022 Paul Muolo FoA is down to $169 million of cash and cash equivalents...Read More
3Q Results: GSEs Set Aside $4.3B to Cover Declining Home Values November 8, 2022 Dennis Hollier and Paul Muolo Fannie boosted its net worth position to $58.8 billion. Freddie’s reading came in at $35.2 billion...Read More
Angel Oak REIT Posts a $83M Loss for 3Q, Cites Negative Asset Marks November 8, 2022 Paul Muolo AOM purchased $62.4 million of non-QMs with a weighted average coupon of 7.1% in the third quarter...Read More
Up for Grabs: $6.9 Billion of GSE Mortgage Servicing Rights November 8, 2022 Paul Muolo These MSRs should stick around a long time: The average interest rate is 3.2%...Read More
Chopra's Impact Coming Via Guidance Rather Than Enforcement November 8, 2022 Sam Manas At the CFPB, the gentle hand of guidance is raised...Read More
Mortgage Lenders Chopped 8,200 Jobs in September; Non-QM Shop Athas Closes November 8, 2022 Paul Muolo Compared to a year ago, firms characterized by the BLS as “real estate credit” have shed 35,700 workers.Read More
Student Loan, Credit Card, Payday Loan Gripes Jump November 7, 2022 Sam Manas Although they represent a small share of total complaints, student loan gripes increased by almost 50% in the third quarter. Mortgage-related complaints, on the other hand, continued to decline. (Includes two data charts.)Read More
Only Congress Can 'Fix' CFPB Funding Structure, Attorneys Say November 7, 2022 Sam Manas Last month’s appeals court decision that the CFPB’s funding structure is unconstitutional has created a lot of uncertainty.Read More