After losing an average of $118 per loan originated in the first quarter of 2018, nonbanks made some adjustments and turned profits in the second quarter, according to a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Some 343 nonbanks reported a net gain of $580 on each loan they originated in 2Q18. After an exceptionally weak start to the year, production profitability improved in the second quarter as volume picked up from the spring home buying season,” said Marina Walsh ...

As residential lending goes, so goes the fortunes of the Mortgage Bankers Association, the residential finance industry’s largest trade organization. MBA saw its revenues decline by 8.2 percent to $62.0 million in fiscal 2017 as its investment income plunged to $719,773 from $7.9 million the year prior, according to the trade group’s form 990 tax return. MBA’s “profit” (revenue less expenses) declined by 33.5 percent in FY 2017 to $12.7 million, a drop of $6.5 million ...

Increases to interest rates on mortgages are prompting changes in the types of refinances that are being originated. The cash-out share of refi business is increasing and credit quality is declining, according to an analysis by CoreLogic. Frank Nothaft, an executive and chief economist at CoreLogic, projects that the cash-out share of refi business will be near 40.0 percent this year. He said that would be the highest share for cash-out refis since 2005. In 2017, around 25.0 percent of refis ...

Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, said some prospective homebuyers didn’t complete transactions this summer due to a limited supply of homes for sale…

In an interview this month, MVFS Executive Vice President Mark Garland described the MSR auction market as “very, very strong…”

Despite calls by the industry to improve and clarify the process, the FHA has yet to make a move to meet industry demands for a more detailed defect taxonomy…

According to industry consultant Rick Roque, residential originators are not lowering loan officer compensation quickly enough...

Angel Oak and Citadel Servicing, two of the larger originators of expanded-credit products, each increased production by more than 30.0 percent from the first to the second quarter.

MBA listed compensation for “current officers, directors, trustees and key employees” at $6.0 million for fiscal year 2017. It was $7.1 million the year prior…

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