Bank and thrift holdings of home-equity loans continue to decline, according to the Inside Mortgage Finance Bank Mortgage Database. Performance on the loans has been mixed, and there are concerns about the expiring interest-only period on vintage home-equity lines of credit. Banks and thrifts held $1.07 trillion in HELs – HELOCs, unused HELOC commitments and closed-end second liens – at the end of the first quarter of 2013, down 1.8 percent from the previous quarter. TD Bank was ... [Includes one data chart]
The five servicers involved in the $25 billion national servicing settlement have largely complied with the 304 standards included in the settlement. However, Bank of America, CitiMortgage, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo each failed at least one metric tested in the settlement and could face monetary penalties. In a report released last week, Joseph Smith, the settlement’s monitor, said he found eight failed metrics: two by BofA, three by Citi, two by Chase and one by Wells Fargo. Only the ...
Implementation of state-specific servicing standards like California’s would impose "divergent and conflicting standards" that will add costs to future home buyers and create confusion, said one MBA official.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, responding to input from the mortgage lending community, this week issued a number of proposed clarifications and revisions to its controversial new rule on loan originators, as well as other mortgage rules set to take effect in January 2014. Separately, CFPB Director Richard Cordray made clear that the agency will not delay implementation of the new rules, which include determining a borrower’s ability to repay and massive changes in mortgage servicing requirements. In a speech late last week, he promised to work with the industry to ensure as smooth an implementation process as possible. “We would make...
For the past two years, Bank of America has been the poster child of legacy servicing sales, but it may soon have some company. According to industry advisors who specialize in the mortgage servicing rights market, JPMorgan Chase and a few other large banks with seasoned portfolios are developing “deal teams” to explore their options. Chase’s name has surfaced from time to time as a select seller of legacy product. But it also has been a selective buyer of servicing, including the purchase last fall of $70 billion in rights from MetLife, which was closing out its interest in the mortgage business. A spokeswoman for Chase declined...
Servicers appear to have won a battle with consumer advocates regarding state adoption of servicing requirements that exceed those established by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Council of State Governments this weekend decided against recommending California’s “Homeowner’s Bill of Rights” as model legislation for states, according to a spokesman for the CSG. The Mortgage Bankers Association had warned that piecemeal adoption of California’s bill would increase costs and create confusion. California’s Homeowner’s Bill of Rights included...
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