A hearing of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee covered gaps in appraisal training and the lack of appraisers in rural areas.
Mr. Cooper is working on an MSR fund with institutional investors, with plans for the nonbank to handle subservicing, while Rithm Capital is still planning a spinoff of its mortgage unit despite the tough market.
People’s Bank of Commerce and First National Bank of Long Island have shuttered mortgage lending businesses due to rising rates and stiffer competition from nonbanks.
New programs from United Wholesale Mortgage and The Loan Store highlight the unique ways lenders are pushing for wholesale broker business in today’s high interest rate environment.
Extending rep-and-warrant relief to loans that successfully exit COVID-19 forbearance could further reduce the already small volume of buyback requests.