On the Decline: Mortgage and Student Loan Complaints July 9, 2018 Yemeng Yang Gripes against Experian came in at 14,914 over the six-month period…Read More
CFPB Set to Implement HMDA Relief Later This Summer July 6, 2018 Yemeng Yang The relief comes from the Dodd-Frank reform act, which was signed into law in May...Read More
Short Takes: Making Sense of the BLS Mortgage Employment Numbers / Fewer Construction Workers Means… / Budget Scoring and the GSEs. Meaning? / Hey, Maybe Amazon Should buy Impac (CashCall) July 6, 2018 Paul Muolo So, what’s the big deal? Under FCRA, Fannie and Freddie would add $23.5 billion in revenue to Uncle Sam’s coffers for 2019...Read More
Street Firms Inch Their Way Back into the Nonprime (Non-QM) Market July 5, 2018 Paul Muolo A handful of Street firms are now actively making repo lines in the sector…Read More
Despite Higher Rates, ARMs Slow to Catch On July 5, 2018 Brandon Ivey The top six ARM lenders are all commercial banks, led by Bank of America…Read More
Amid Talk of Industry Layoffs, United Wholesale is Hiring July 5, 2018 Paul Muolo According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, UWM ranks ninth overall among all lenders, and is poised to move up in the rankings...Read More
Trump Plan Calls for Moving USDA Housing Programs to HUD July 5, 2018 George Brooks Rep. Kenneth Lucas, R-KY, worried that rural communities face challenges that are far different than those faced by typical FHA or VA homebuyers…Read More
MBA: Mortgage Applications Post a Slight Decline July 5, 2018 Paul Muolo Brace yourself, new mortgage employment figures will be released Friday morning…Read More
DBRS Tops in Rating Non-Agency MBS July 5, 2018 John Bancroft Kroll Bond Rating Service moved up from fourth place in 2017 to start this year in second…Read More
LenderLive Pondering a Sale? Or Something Else? July 5, 2018 Paul Muolo In July 2017, the vendor named Rob Clements chairman and CEO and John Surface president and chief operating officer. Both came over from EverBank Financial…Read More