Modified mortgage loans continue to pose credit risks for banks despite improved housing-market conditions and modest declines in foreclosure activity, according to a new analysis by Fitch Ratings. Despite better modification results (partly due to reduced payments under the Home Affordable Modification Program) through the third quarter of 2012, the high delinquency and foreclosure rates for recently modified mortgages indicate persistent asset quality problems, said ...
Servicers and lenders are missing out on revenue from oil and gas leases, according to Wingspan Portfolio Advisors. However, industry analysts also warn of challenges posed by the leases. Oil companies have leases across vast areas of land that permit drilling for natural gas and oil deposits. Steven Horne, president and CEO of Wingspan, said if the lease on a specific property is lost due to foreclosure and a subordination agreement is not worked out, production lasting up to 30 years can be lost along with ...
This past fall the Mortgage Bankers Association was pushing for a housing policy coordinator in the White House to ensure that federal regulations complement one another rather than conflict.
The bulk servicing market is beginning to generate heat. The latest offering comes from Interactive Mortgage Advisors, but other deals are in the works as well.
Freddie Mac has a new head of single-family: David Lowman, an industry veteran who in the past headed mortgage operations at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
There’s a growing interest on the part of new investors in buying residential mortgage servicing rights, but observers say a major impediment for the market is a lack of confidence that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acknowledge their ownership rights. “It’s a problem,” said Tom Piercy, managing member of Interactive Mortgage Advisors, a servicing brokerage and advisory firm. “Fannie and Freddie could learn a thing or two from Ginnie.” The phrase “new investors” generally applies...
Wells Fargo has unloaded most of - but not all - of its remaining servicing rights tied to reverse mortgages. However, the bank says it is still "committed" to seniors through home equity loans.
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