Short Takes: Late for an Anniversary / GSE Reform: A Solution Searching for a Problem / ClearEdge Lending Ramps Up / Warehousing the Non-QM Market / LendingTree Shareholders Not Smiling Right Now September 13, 2018 Paul Muolo Silvergate Bank is actively providing warehouse lines of credit to non-QM lenders and we understand that Comerica is now sticking its toe in the water…Read More
A Few Silver Linings in the Origination Downturn: Improved GOS, More MSR Sales September 12, 2018 Paul Muolo Wedbush estimates that originations will fall by 8.0 percent this year…Read More
S&P Estimates $63B of CMBS Exposure to Hurricane Florence September 12, 2018 Yemeng Yang The CMBS transactions with the highest potential exposure are collateralized by shopping malls and office properties in Northern Virginia...Read More
Jumbo Servicing Balances Up by Almost 11 Percent Year Over Year September 12, 2018 Brandon Ivey Flagstar Bank and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing had significant increases in their jumbo servicing portfolios over the past year…Read More
Short Takes: Wells Fargo’s (Mortgage) Job Cuts / Annaly Poised to Buy More MSRs? / FHFA Seeks Comment / Eight Consecutive Quarters of Feeling Bad About Profit Margins / PenFed Hires a TV Journalist September 12, 2018 Paul Muolo Annaly may use the proceeds to fund additional acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights… Read More
Blackstone Takes a Hard Look at Some of Incenter’s Mortgage-Related Operations September 11, 2018 Paul Muolo As one source put it: “Blackstone wants you to make it big or you’re gone.”Read More
MIAC Offering Fannie/Freddie MSR Package September 11, 2018 Paul Muolo The selling institution is described as a mortgage banking firm with a west coast concentration...Read More
Incenter, MorVest Selling Bulk Servicing Portfolios September 10, 2018 Paul Muolo Both these MSR portfolios have low note rates…Read More
Mortgage Bankers Add Jobs, Brokers Trim Slightly September 10, 2018 Paul Muolo Jerry Selitto, president of Better Mortgage: “We continue to hire and we just opened our second California office in Irvine…”Read More
Short Takes: Time for Executives to Consider Their Options? / Tight Profit Margins Can Lead to ‘Internal Strife’ / AO Seeks Account Executives / Analyzing the Prospects for Filling the Fannie CEO Job / Milken Institute Hires SEC Commissioner September 10, 2018 Paul Muolo "As a result, at this time I’m receiving a larger volume of calls from execs seeking to explore outside opportunities.” - Rick GlassRead More