The TRID amendments, which were finalized in July, codify the CFPB’s informal guidance on various issues and makes additional clarifications and technical amendments.
Although Fannie and Freddie continue to earn money hand over fist, their common shares are probably worth just $1 a piece, according to a new research report…
This year, nonprime production across the U.S. might top $3 billion to $4 billion at best. At its peak last decade, it was a $1 trillion a year business. That’s not a misprint…
Mortgage lenders that sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac opened the credit box slightly for refinance borrowers during the second quarter, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of mortgage-backed securities data. Some 24.8 percent of refinance loans securitized by the two government-sponsored enterprises during the second quarter had credit scores below 700. That was up from 22.6 percent in the previous period and just ... [Includes two data charts]
The third quarter of any given year is usually among the strongest in terms of residential loan originations, but new employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that many mortgage lenders are being careful about hiring these days. Loan brokers on the other hand appear to a bit more liberal. But interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Trends over the past week suggest that plenty of nonbanks are continuing to search for help, especially firms that ...
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