The overall size of the single-family mortgage servicing market isn’t changing much, but the dynamics of the business continued to shift in early 2015, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking. The Federal Reserve won’t provide an official reading on single-family mortgage debt outstanding as of the end of the first quarter for another month or so, but the data point to little or no growth in the market during early 2015. Mortgage originations were...[Includes two data charts]
Thanks to the recent uptick in interest rates, the value of mortgage servicing rights is on the rise again, which should pave the way for a busy spring and early summer for investment bankers who play in the space. “Prices are holding up pretty well,” said Mark Garland, president of MountainView Servicing Group, Denver. “Prepayment speeds increased in March, but April speeds have come down a bit.” According to Garland, buyers of receivables are paying...
The share of mortgages that were delinquent or in the foreclosure process at the end of the first quarter of 2015 declined to levels last seen in 2007, according to new data from Inside Mortgage Finance and the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Inside Mortgage Finance Large Servicer Delinquency Index hit 5.81 percent for the first quarter of 2015. Nearly every servicer tracked by the index posted improved performance compared with the previous quarter. “More recent loan vintages, specifically loans originated in 2012 and later, continue...[Includes one data chart]
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