While numerous concerns have been raised about how capital requirements impact bank holdings of mortgage servicing rights, few banks are selling MSRs because of capital requirements or regulatory issues, according to an American Bankers Association survey. In 2017, 5.0 percent of banks sold MSRs due to regulatory requirements or capital treatment, up from a 2.0 percent share in 2016. And 12.0 percent of banks said they’re contemplating selling MSRs due to new regulatory ...
Servicers, lenders and other industry participants are starting to introduce artificial intelligence services to borrowers and use the technology internally. Late last week, Bank of America launched what it claims is “the first widely available AI-driven virtual financial assistant.” The assistant can help the bank’s customers complete tasks, including checking loan balances and scheduling mortgage payments. The assistant is being rolled out to the 25 million customers who use BofA’s mobile application ...
Homebuyers in Tampa, Kansas City (MO), Portland and New York saw the biggest mortgage rate savings by shopping around for home loans compared to buyers in other US cities, according to a new study by LendingTree. The rate spreads in the four cities are the largest for purchase-mortgage loans overall, while New Orleans, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis have the largest differences in refinance mortgage rates, the study found. Also, due to the large loan sizes, California borrowers ...
Some big swings in mortgage banking profitability yielded an unexpected $4.31 billion bonanza for commercial banks and thrifts in the first quarter of 2018. According to call-report data analyzed by Inside Mortgage Trends, the industry’s mortgage banking was up 38.0 percent from the prior period. Several key banks reported gigantic increases, including Wells Fargo’s 170.0 percent jump to $1.22 billion and Bank of America’s 214.1 percent surge to ... [Includes one data chart]
PeerStreet was founded in 2014, reached a cumulative $500.0 million in originations this past September and recently surpassed $1.0 billion in originations.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, said passing legislation this year “evidently is not going to happen” and his sense is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will stay in conservatorship “for some time.”
All three loan-production channels saw sharp declines in volume during the first quarter, but correspondent activity held up slightly better than the other platforms. [Includes four data charts.]
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