Expanded-Credit MBS Underwriting Not Loosening Much, Prepayments Remain High November 7, 2018 Brandon Ivey Risk layering remains uncommon on the new breed of expanded-credit mortgages…Read More
Ocwen’s New CEO Talks About Severance Payments, but Growth Too November 7, 2018 Paul Muolo Ocwen CEO Glen Messina: "Having completed the merger, we now have unrestricted access to PHH employees..."Read More
Short Takes: GSE Oversight Hearing Delayed Yet Again / Coming in 2019? / Maxine Water’s GSE Reform Bill? / Bermuda Insurer Partners with Radian / Ocwen’s New Name? Maybe Newco? / PrimeLending’s New Hire November 7, 2018 Paul Muolo Will Rep. Maxine Waters tackle GSE reform?Read More
Ginnie Asks Top Servicers to Come up with ‘Liquidity Plan’ November 6, 2018 Paul Muolo One observer with clients who received the letter, said: “This has spooked the horses.”Read More
Another Quarterly Loss for Ocwen, New CEO Messina Calls for ‘Re-engineering’ the Cost Structure November 6, 2018 Paul Muolo Ocwen is planning a re-engineering of its cost structure...Read More
LoanStream Branches Out into Correspondent, Aims to ‘Dominate’ the Market November 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey LoanStream was already originating nonprime mortgages via retail and wholesale outlets...Read More
Rated MBS Backed by Fix-and-Flip Bridge Loans Likely November 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey Fix-and-flip financing has gradually increased each year since 2011…Read More
Short Takes: Calabria for the FHFA Job? / Egenhoefer’s New Gig? / Ocwen’s Share Price Gets Clocked / WAMCO Prepares EC MBS / Invitation Homes’ SFR Inventory / Fast-Growing Servicers November 6, 2018 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Among the nation’s top 20 servicers at Sept. 30, Freedom Mortgage had the largest increase its MSR balances...Read More
Mortgage Brokers Gain Share in FHA Lending, but Lose Ground on VA November 5, 2018 John Bancroft United Shore Financial Services ran the top FHA wholesale-broker program, generating $1.53 billion during the third quarter.Read More
As the Clouds Roll In, Some Lenders Turn to Non-QM, Including FGMC November 5, 2018 Paul Muolo PIMCO, which controls FGMC, is no stranger to the non-QM market…Read More
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