The GSEs are also working toward issuing credit-risk transfer deals as real estate mortgage investment conduits, which would allow REITs to hold more of the assets.
BRAWL chief Tony Casa said if loan brokers want to send a message to firms that operate in both wholesale and retail, brokers should take their business elsewhere.
Plenty of executives we’ve spoken to the past few months believe the industry is in for a considerable spate of M&A in the year ahead. Then again, we’ve heard that prediction before...
The secondary market in transfers of agency mortgage servicing rights continued to gain momentum during the third quarter of 2017 as long-time players in the mortgage industry executed plans to shift strategy. A new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of agency mortgage-backed securities disclosures shows an estimated $150.80 billion of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae servicing changed hands during the third quarter. Much of the activity reflected ... [Includes three data charts]
Ocwen’s recent barrage of regulatory settlements, coupled with the sale of the wholesale division and the recent hiring of investment banker Chris Whalen, is sparking talk...
New production of non-mortgage ABS slackened during the third quarter as several key sectors retreated from unusually strong volume numbers in the previous three-month period. A new Inside MBS & ABS ranking and analysis reveals total ABS production fell 16.7 percent from the second quarter to $49.43 billion. That brought year-to-date volume to $162.18 billion, up 15.5 percent from the first nine months of 2016. Unless production tanks in the ... [Includes two data charts]
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