Liquidity problems may be a major driver of increased merger and acquisition activity in 2019. Although bulk MSR buyers may be taking a pause to parse interest-rate trends, volume is expected to be strong this year.
Owners of private mortgage firms often take cash out of their companies as a way to preserve wealth, but usually no one knows about it. A recent SEC filing by Mr. Cooper provides certain details on such a maneuver by a recent acquisition, Pacific Union Mortgage.
Industry stakeholders warned that doing away with key enforcement tools under the Fair Housing Act will make it harder to protect consumers from discriminatory housing policies and racial segregation.
Several industry participants have criticized the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed rule on the use of future credit scoring models by the government-sponsored enterprises.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and foreclosures in certain states could prompt legislation from Congress.
The housing-finance reform outline from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-ID, got its first airing on Capitol Hill this week with most witnesses giving it a thumbs up while cautioning the devil is in the details.
Industry groups over the past few months have repeatedly asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to revise its rule regarding how loan originators are paid and make the is-sue a “top priority.”
Mortgage originators licensed by state regulators produced fewer loans in 2018 than they had in the previous year but still took more market share away from depositories. A new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis of call-report data from banks, credit unions and the National Multistate Licensing System found that state-licensed nonbanks accounted for 54.8% of mortgage originations last year. That was up 1.8 percentage points from 2017. [Includes two data charts.]
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