Christmas Comes Early for Lenders: Mortgage Applications Jump December 23, 2015 Sherry Muolo A 'Santa Claus' mortgage application rally?Read More
Subprime Lender Angel Oak May Fund $1 Billion in 2016 December 23, 2015 Paul Muolo In an interview with IMFnews, John Hsu talked about Angel Oak’s $150 million subprime deal, noting that there is a “huge amount of support for this.”Read More
Short Takes: TRID Nightmares Continued / ‘I’ve Aged Five Years in the Past Month’ / Freddie Contemplates Marketplace Lending: A Flash in the Pan? / Foreclosures Continue to Head South December 23, 2015 Carisa Chappell, Paul Muolo, and Sherry Muolo Sean Becketti, Freddie’s chief economist, said, “It's too soon to tell whether marketplace lending is the next Uber or just another flash in the pan…”Read More
FHFA Issues Final Rule on Suspensions Under ‘Counter-Party’ Program December 23, 2015 Carisa Chappell The final rule from the FHFA also simplifies the standard for issuing suspension orders...Read More
Mortgage Tech Vendors Still Scrambling to Help Lenders with TRID December 22, 2015 Thomas Ressler The word from the American Bankers Association is this: LOS vendors are still very busy with basic compliance and basic form-population issues…Read More
White Paper Raises a Thorny Issue: Could Fannie Mae Have Avoided Conservatorship? December 22, 2015 Carisa Chappell “It is likely that Fannie Mae could have survived the financial crisis without the intervention of the Treasury,” the authors argue.Read More
PHH Files S-3 With the SEC, Lays the Groundwork for Some Type of Securities Offering December 22, 2015 Paul Muolo However, the new PHH filing does not contain the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents. Read More
CitiMortage Prevails After Correspondent Lender Refused to Repurchase Faulty Mortgages December 22, 2015 Brandon Ivey “The buyer did exactly what the contract allowed it to do, namely, determine that a loan was defective and demand repurchase,” Judge Wollman wrote in his ruling. Read More
Short Takes: How Many TRID Tech Updates? 99? / Ocwen Makes Another Payment / Rates Going Nowhere / Time for FHA Lenders to Use LEAP / Mortgage Exec Back With Guaranteed Rate December 22, 2015 Paul Muolo, Sherry Muolo, and Thomas Ressler At some lending shops, almost 100 TRID technology updates have been implemented...Read More
VA Unveils New Loan Limits for 2016, Increases for 39 Counties December 22, 2015 George Brooks The VA county loan limits do not apply to Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans...Read More