Industry Lauds Passage of Bill to Fix the VA ‘Orphan’ Loan Mess September 21, 2018 George Brooks The Zeldin bill passed by a vote of 48-0.Read More
Wells Fargo Announces Job Cuts. The Mortgage Damage Could Total 3,097 Positions September 21, 2018 Paul Muolo The megabank is not commenting on how the cuts might affect specific business units... Read More
Deephaven Set to Issue its Largest Nonprime MBS to Date September 21, 2018 Brandon Ivey Mortgages from 74 lenders will be included in the deal…Read More
Wells Expects Originations in Third Quarter to Be In Line with 2Q, Continued Pressure on Margins September 20, 2018 Originations at the largest U.S. mortgage lender in the third quarter will look a lot like production in the previous quarter, according to John Shrewsberry, a senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at Wells Fargo.Read More
Surprise: Non-Agency Option Dings GSE Conforming-Jumbo Business September 20, 2018 John Bancroft More conventional loans that fit under the GSE loan limits for high-cost markets are ending up in non-agency mortgage-backed securities…Read More
Tough Times, but Wells Fargo Expects to Gain Lending Market Share September 20, 2018 Brandon Ivey Wells SVP John Shrewsberry: “In first mortgage, I would say, we should outperform whatever the market is delivering…”Read More
Short Takes: Freddie Talking to Potential MSR Borrowers / Fannie’s New HLTV Refi Option / Plenty of GSE-Eligible Loans in New JPM MBS / LendingTree’s $10k Prize / A New Director at Fannie Mae September 19, 2018 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey On Nov. 1, Fannie Mae will begin accepting applications for its new high loan-to-value ratio refinance product.Read More
Former Goldman Officials Launch Non-QM Wholesaler to Feed its Growing Aggregation Business September 19, 2018 Paul Muolo Steve Skolnik, an industry veteran with a long career in nonprime lending, was recently hired as CEO…Read More
CFPB Proposes Disclosure Sandbox September 19, 2018 Yemeng Yang The agency specifies that a two-year testing period would be the norm.Read More
Chimera Packs GSE-Eligible Loans on Investment Properties into New Non-Agency MBS; Caliber a Top Contributor September 19, 2018 Brandon Ivey Three nonbank lenders, all owned by PE firms, are key contributors to the deal…Read More