Mortgage Banking Income Fades at Banks August 8, 2018 John Bancroft Second-ranked JPMorgan Chase had a similarly disappointing quarter.Read More
CFPB Active Again in Enforcement Actions. 23 Cases Being Litigated August 8, 2018 Yemeng Yang A spokesperson told Inside the CFPB the agency’s office of enforcement is now “actively litigating 23 cases.”Read More
Another Record Non-QM Production Quarter for Citadel. 2018 Production Could Top $1.8 Billion August 8, 2018 Paul Muolo At the end of July, Citadel serviced $1.75 billion of non-QMs…Read More
Redwood Reports Lower Earnings, but a Rise in Loan Purchases August 8, 2018 Paul Muolo At June 30, Redwood held $5.5 billion of residential loans on its books, up 40.6 percent from a year ago.Read More
House Financial Services Committee Passes Bill Revising Points and Fees August 7, 2018 Yemeng Yang The revised definition excludes from points and fees any compensation included in the interest rate and for which the consumer was separately charged.Read More
Zillow’s Share Price Crushed After Agreeing to Buy Kansas-Based Mortgage Firm August 7, 2018 Paul Muolo Zillow, a real estate information services company, highlighted the mortgage purchase as a key part of its third quarter results.Read More
Lobbying on the GSE Issue Moves from Congress to the Executive Branch August 7, 2018 Paul Muolo Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the Senate Banking Committee he has the authority to restructure Fannie and Freddie without any change in law.Read More
PHH Continues to Sell Servicing Rights Ahead of Sale to Ocwen August 7, 2018 Paul Muolo In its earnings statement, PHH notes that Ocwen can terminate the acquisition if “available cash on hand falls below a prescribed amount…”Read More
Short Takes: R-E-S-P-E-C-T is What loanDepot CEO has for Zillow / Houlihan Lokey Advised Zillow / Shellpoint Shines / MBA Likes the Sandbox / A Handful of Promotions at PRM August 7, 2018 Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang Anthony Hsieh of loanDepot: “Relax everyone. Competition is good." Read More
Starwood Preps its First Non-QM MBS Deal. Impac a Major Provider of Collateral August 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey Starwood is now directly sourcing loans from Impac and hasn’t tapped any other originators.Read More