A Trend Continues: Bank of America Pulls the Plug on All Marketing Services Agreements October 14, 2015 Paul Muolo Bank of America said it will discontinue all “space rental agreement programs due to recent regulatory developments.”Read More
Stonegate’s Mortgage Branches Hunting for a Better Deal Elsewhere? October 14, 2015 Paul Muolo Sources have identified Caliber Home Loans and Skyline Lending as possible acquirers of branches.Read More
MBA: Thanks to TRID, Mortgage Applications Get Creamed October 14, 2015 Thomas Ressler The trade group quickly found a villain for the ugly reading: the Oct. 3, 2015, effective date of the CFPB’s TRID rule.Read More
In 3Q, JPM Gobbled Up $19B of Mortgages for its Own Balance Sheet October 14, 2015 Brandon Ivey As one JPM competitor noted: “It’s no surprise that correspondent led the way for them. They own the correspondent jumbo market.”Read More
Freddie Predicts Robust Multifamily Market in Most Metro Areas October 13, 2015 Carisa Chappell Freddie said that demand has kept pace with new supply, calming concerns that growth might start to decelerate. Read More
It’s Hard Out There For a Mortgage CEO; Speculation Focuses on PHH October 13, 2015 Paul Muolo Meanwhile, it would appear that the revolving door for mortgage CEOs might be taking another spin soon...Read More
Short Takes: Former White House Vendor Launches Cybersecurity Firm for Lenders / Sen. Corker Backs the GSE ‘Utility’ Concept / Ugoletti Heads for the Private Sector? / LenderLive’s New Hire / Name Change for Vendor October 13, 2015 Paul Muolo and Carisa Chappell Sen. Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, no longer wants to kill Fannie and Freddie outright...Read More
FHFA Special Advisor Mario Ugoletti – Author of the PSPA – Retires From the Agency October 13, 2015 Paul Muolo The PSPA has been challenged in court by investors that are speculating in the common and preferred stock of the two GSEs.Read More
1,000 Banks Can’t Be Wrong: Mortgage Activities Profitable for Smaller Depositories October 13, 2015 Brandon Ivey Bank returns on mortgage activities turned sharply negative during the recession of 2007 through 2009 before rebounding and becoming consistently positive by early 2011. Read More
Moody’s: Banks Have Higher Losses on Non-Agency Foreclosures October 13, 2015 Brandon Ivey Moody’s found that completed foreclosures for bank-serviced loans in Florida averaged 1,077 days or three years...Read More