GSE Buyback Activity Slows Again in 2Q15; A New Low August 31, 2015 John Bancroft Almost 60 percent of the repurchases made in the first half of 2015 involved loans that were securitized by the GSEs in 2013 and 2014.Read More
Jim Cutillo out as CEO of Stonegate Mortgage; Maybe a Sale is the Solution? August 31, 2015 Paul Muolo In a statement, Stonegate said Cutillo will be “redirecting” his “entrepreneurial energy on a new endeavor going forward.”Read More
Jumbo MBS Servicing Concentrated, Prepayments Can Vary August 31, 2015 Brandon Ivey The top five jumbo MBS servicers handle 83.3 percent of the loans, with Cenlar alone claiming a 38.4 percent share.Read More
Mortgage Gain-on-Sale Margins Coming Under Pressure: Compass Point August 31, 2015 Paul Muolo According to a new report from Compass Point Research & Trading, a gain-on-sale index the firm created has been contracting the past month...Read More
Short Takes: Will Trump Touch the Sacred Mortgage Interest Deduction? / Investors Shrug at Cutillo Resignation / Stonegate Too Cheap To Resist? / Atlantic Bay Hits 500-Employee Mark / Good News for MF Lenders, Bad News for Renters August 31, 2015 Paul Muolo The resignation of Stonegate Mortgage CEO Jim Cutillo didn’t do much for the stock price of the company Monday. Read More
What We’re Hearing: Will Banks Ever Return to Wholesale? / $354 Million for Stearns Lending? / Eventually, There Will be a Merger / The Dave Stevens ‘Flip-Flop’ Controversy / MBA’s Top Paid Consultants August 28, 2015 Paul Muolo What do nonbanks think about depositories avoiding the wholesale/broker sector? They love it.Read More
Depositories Clean Up on Mortgage Banking in 2Q August 28, 2015 John Bancroft Fun fact: it was the highest mortgage-related income posted by the banking industry since the second quarter of 2013.Read More
Lender Ordered to Repay Borrower $42K for Payments Made After Entering Bankruptcy August 28, 2015 Brandon Ivey The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this week affirmed rulings from lower courts, noting that the “change in terms” agreement between Lapides and the lender was unenforceable.Read More
Slip Sliding Away: Subprime Servicing Rights; Here Comes Caliber? August 27, 2015 Brandon Ivey Only one servicer among the top 15 – Caliber Home Loans – avoided a decrease in subprime MSRs...Read More
MBA Sees ‘Profit’ Rise 44.3 Percent in FY 2014; Stevens Takes Home $1.6 Million August 27, 2015 Paul Muolo For the year ending Sept. 30, 2014 MBA took in revenue of $51.9 million versus $39.1 million in expenses for a net profit of $12.7 million.Read More