Thanks to higher interest rates and rock-solid valuations, the market for securities backed by mortgage servicing rights is beginning to heat up, with at least two deals hitting the market this month – one from PennyMac, the other from AmeriHome Mortgage.
There are fewer structural protections in today’s speculative-grade securities backed by subprime auto loans compared to below-investment grade issuances in the 1990s, according to an S&P Global analysis of the subprime auto loan ABS sector.
Secondary market trading for home-equity loans has increased across most market segments, thanks to greater available supply driven by higher prices, according to a new report from MountainView Financial Solutions, a Denver-based provider of financial services analytics and advisory services.
The foreclosure rate returned to pre-crisis levels this year, though industry analysts note that foreclosure rates remain somewhat elevated in states with a judicial foreclosure process.
There’s a perception the CFPB will take fewer enforcement actions under the leadership of Mick Mulvaney, but industry attorneys question whether there has been any pullback…
The dollar volume of subservicing contracts grew by 1.8 percent in the second quarter on a sequential basis, another sign that this specialty niche is continuing to slow, according to a new ranking and analysis from Inside Mortgage Finance. [Includes one data chart.]
Some states are gearing up to tighten their regulation of mortgage servicers to pick up the slack from a perceived pullback by federal regulators, although attorneys said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still enforcing its servicing regulation.
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