Ocwen will have plenty of "high touch" loans to work on when it finally takes control of the OneWest portfolio. Meanwhile, the second lien market is heating up.
Some of the nation’s largest banks – including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo – have begun cutting mortgage production workers as refi applications decline. But it remains to be seen just how many of the 215,000 full-time mortgage-related positions – excluding loan brokers – will see pink slips over the rest of the year. “What we’re seeing is a natural outcome of contraction as the market slips and changes to a purchase business,” said Dave Stevens, president of the Mortgage Bankers Association. He declined to give any job cut estimates, but predicted that residential lenders of all different charters and types will move to “right-size their organizations.” Some bearish industry officials believe...
Flagstar Bank is reportedly working on a deal to sell a large chunk of its mortgage servicing rights while retaining a subservicing contract to continue administering the loans. The bank declined to talk about its plans, but during an earnings call this week officials gave more clues that it’s contemplating such a maneuver. They told analysts that Flagstar has taken a close look at how it services mortgages, discovering that it’s quite good at servicing performing loans, but not so good with high-touch product. Sondro DiNello, president and chief executive of the bank, also declared...
During the debate, Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling accused Democrats of protecting the status quo by defending the current Fannie and Freddie dominated regime.
On average FHA took 340 days to sell REO properties based on dispositions from January 2008 through June 2012, compared to just over 200 days for Fannie, Freddie and VA.
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