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Bank and Thrift Holdings of First Liens Rise Ever So Slightly

December 4, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Jumbo mortgages remain the product of choice for bank portfolios, though some lenders are retaining originations of conventional-conforming mortgages.
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Industry Analyst Ed Pinto vs. NAR – Which Party is Right on First-Time Homebuyers?

December 4, 2015
Carisa Chappell
Edward Pinto, former chief credit officer of Fannie Mae who now studies housing trends for AEI, disputes NAR’s data and describes the first-time buyer market as “booming.”
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What We’re Hearing: Can a Loan Officer Live on $150K a Year? / Using Facebook to Underwrite Loans / Why Not Sue HUD? Answer: It’s All About the Benjamins / Quicken and Personal Loans? / Movement Mortgage Hiring / Maloni Hangs Up His GSE Blog, Sort Of

December 4, 2015
Paul Muolo
Are some mortgage underwriters using Facebook information to underwrite their credits? We heard one interesting story this past week...
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Quicken Aims for the Stars With ‘Rocket Mortgage’

December 4, 2015
Quicken Loans recently launched a new, TRID-friendly product dubbed the “rocket mortgage,” so named because “in the eight minutes it takes a space shuttle to reach orbit, Americans will now be able to receive a full mortgage approval online,” the lender says in its marketing pitch. “Rocket Mortgage simplifies the largest, most complex and important financial transaction most consumers experience in their lifetime,” said Linglong He, chief information officer for the lender ...
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LOs in Demand, Servicing Workers Not So Much

December 4, 2015
Mortgage employment has risen by just over 5 percent the past year while loan production is on track to increase 33 percent from 2014 – a sign that residential lenders continue to hire as few workers as possible and use outsourcing firms. According to interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Trends over the past week, it appears that demand for experienced loan officers will remain strong in the coming year, but servicing staffs will continue to shrink. Mortgage recruiter ...
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Purchase Lending the Star of 3Q15: $280 Billion; Best Showing Since 2007

December 3, 2015
John Bancroft
At the same time, credit standards – at least in the agency market – have eased only slightly over the past two years...
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Wells Fargo Fights Back Against Cross-Selling Allegations

December 3, 2015
Brandon Ivey
In addition to state law, federal laws address cross-selling issues. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, for example, covers referrals of settlement service business, like residential mortgage loans.
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‘Fix & Flip’ Lender CALCAP Wants to Go National

December 3, 2015
Paul Muolo
CALCAP has never had a default, said company principal Mark Mozilo.
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Franklin American in $70 Million Settlement with DOJ Over FHA Underwriting; Pressure From Management?

December 3, 2015
Brandon Ivey
“Some of you work the regular hours with minimal extra ... and this will not work,” an assistant vice president and underwriting manager at Franklin American said in an email to underwriters...
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Short Takes: $3 Billion in Ginnie MSRs Up for Grabs / More Servicing Regulations from the CFPB / Sterne Agee Lowers Estimates on PHH / Which GSE CEO Leaves First? / LenderLive’s New Hire

December 3, 2015
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Now that President Obama has signed legislation to cap Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac CEO pay, which GSE chief will leave first?
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