But another study found income overstatement commonly existed in commercial CMBS underwriting between 2013 and 2019, contributing to the rapid deterioration during the pandemic.
The one truism about mortgage banking that everyone knows: It’s a highly cyclical business that lives and dies on two central factors, interest rates and employment.
The mortgage industry can expect more enforcement actions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the rest of the year, particularly related to fair lending issues, according to stakeholders.
HUD's delinquency report shows that 11.50% of loans in the seriously delinquent category involved DPA provided by relatives, while only 9.07% of those with DPA financed by government entities were in the seriously delinquent category.
Thanks to the economic carnage caused by the pandemic, interest rates continue to drift lower, with some originators offering 30-year FRMs at under 3.0% and 15-year mortgages below 2.0%.
After that date, Ginnie MBS issuers will no longer be able to enter the agency’s legacy systems — GMEP and GinnieNET — directly through their web addresses.