Floodwaters of Negative Equity Continue to Recede January 3, 2017 Thomas Ressler When the housing recession was in its early years, negative equity was most pronounced in a handful of Southwestern and Southeastern markets... Read More
Short Takes: Mortgage M&A Bust? / Don’t Expect Sellers to Cave on Price / RPM Mortgage Hungry for Deals? / Bank M&A Quite Strong in a Post-Crisis Sort Of Way January 3, 2017 Paul Muolo With rates rising (and staying that way, for now) mortgage M&A is expected to pick up steam in the coming months...Read More
What We’re Hearing: 10 Mortgage Firms to Keep an Eye on in 2017 – and Why December 30, 2016 Paul Muolo But if you think that Wells Fargo will pull a “BofA” and quietly downshift its presence in mortgages, think again.Read More
The Largest MSR Deal in Years: PHH Agrees to Sell $72 Billion of Bulk Product to REIT ‘New Rez’ December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo PHH said it will subservice the loans for New Residential "for an initial period of three years, subject to certain termination provisions."Read More
PHH’s ‘Self Liquidation’ Continues. Most of its MSRs Slated for Sale to ‘New Rez’ December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo The sale proceeds exclude estimated transaction fees and expenses of roughly 5.0 percent...Read More
To Privatize (or Not) Fannie and Freddie, That is the Question December 29, 2016 Carisa Chappell Tim Howard, a former Fannie Mae CFO, called Mnuchin’s comments “a welcome reset…”Read More
Short Takes: A Host of Approvals Needed on PHH Deal / A $10 Million Termination Fee / Sell and Subservice / And the Ginnies Go To… / New Hire for Gateway Mortgage December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo New Residential is entitled to a $10 million termination fee if the sale falls apart...Read More
Both Sides of Mortgage Banking Posted Significant Profit Gains in 3Q16 December 28, 2016 John Bancroft JPMorgan Chase was the only firm that saw a decline in production-related revenue during the third quarter…Read More
Mortgage Investor’s Lawsuit Against JPM Regarding National Servicing Settlement and HAMP Dismissed December 28, 2016 Brandon Ivey The claims relating to the servicing settlement were dismissed with prejudice, which means Schneider cannot bring them again. Read More
Short Takes: Gone for Now: Really Low Rates and No Points / Tracking the Yield on the 10-Year / Why Home Price Gains May Taper Off / Nonbanks Get FHFA’s Approval December 27, 2016 Paul Muolo and Carisa Chappell “Home prices cannot rise faster than incomes and inflation indefinitely.” – David Blitzer, managing director of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones.Read More