Securitization of commercial mortgages was down slightly in 2016 as a result of a sharp drop in the non-agency commercial MBS market, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis. Meanwhile, the agency multifamily MBS platforms cranked out record new issuance last year. In total, some $209.03 billion of commercial-property MBS were issued last year, a 3.1 percent drop from 2015. It still ranked as the second most-productive year in commercial MBS issuance since 2007, the year before the financial market meltdown. But non-agency CMBS issuance fell...[Includes one data table]
Three of the nation’s most active nonprime mortgage originators – Citadel Loan Servicing, Angel Oak and Deephaven Mortgage – are all working on new MBS deals, a bullish sign for a market that has been mostly dormant for years. Executives at all three shops confirmed to Inside MBS & ABS this week their intention to bring new MBS to market – most likely through rated transactions. As for details, that’s a different matter. All three are...
The subprime auto lending market is stable and the underwriting is strong, but delinquencies are up, according to credit bureau experts speaking at the American Financial Services Association’s vehicle financing conference. The auto financing industry is coming off another record year of sales, according to Chris Stinebert, president and CEO of AFSA. He added that it’s important for credit reporting agencies to set the record straight on the health of the subprime auto finance market. “The fact is...
Should the CFPB fail to convince the court for a rehearing, or win a rehearing but lose the argument at that point, it would unlikely be able to receive the authorization needed from the Trump administration’s Office of Attorney General to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Agency mortgage servicers last year transferred some $369.44 billion of mortgage-servicing rights tied to mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, according to an exclusive new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. Thanks to an end-of-year surge, bulk MSR transactions accounted for most of the market. During the fourth quarter, some $76.69 billion of servicing changed hands in bulk transfers, a 76.5 percent jump from ... [Includes three data charts]
Commercial banks saw a sharp drop in mortgage-banking income during the fourth quarter of 2016 that pulled full-year profits below the level reached in 2015, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of earnings reports. A group of 25 top publicly traded banks (including one thrift) reported a combined $13.36 billion in mortgage-banking income for all of 2016, down 7.0 percent from 2015. The sector had a chance of topping last year’s ... [Includes one data chart]
Late last week, when the Department of Housing and Urban Development pulled the plug on reducing FHA premiums by 25 basis points, it was originally thought that perhaps, in time, the new White House might change its mind. As one Washington insider noted, “There was a feeling that with a little education and time and with the right decision-makers in place, that maybe they would let the cut go through. Now I’m not so sure.” An industry lobbyist – with a deep resume on Capitol Hill ...
Credit Plus, a company that offers mortgage-information services, recently launched a product that can help lenders determine why a loan applicant ultimately chose a different lender. The Lost Sales Analysis product was developed by Equifax, a credit bureau. Among other features, the Lost Sales Analysis from Credit Plus can help lenders determine if applicants closed a mortgage with a competitor. Credit Plus can provide the name of the lender associated with the lost sale and a number of ...
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