Hatteras Preparing to Issue its First Jumbo MBS; REIT Has Been Acquiring ARMs November 20, 2015 Brandon Ivey Moreover, during the quarter, the REIT joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.Read More
House Votes to Extend QM Safe Harbor; Veto Anticipated November 19, 2015 Thomas Ressler Given the president’s intention to defend the Dodd-Frank Act for the remainder of his term, an industry-wide QM safe harbor for portfolio mortgages is “a heavy lift,” said former FHA chief Dave Stevens.Read More
Ocwen Looks Beyond Acquisitions of MSR Assets November 18, 2015 Brandon Ivey In order to grow its servicing portfolio through acquisitions, Ocwen has to satisfy conditions set in detailed consent orders...Read More
Nonprime Lender Citadel Thinks It Will Top $1 Billion Next Year November 18, 2015 Paul Muolo If Citadel can hit the $1 billion mark it would be a significant achievement in the “new,” post-crash nonprime market.Read More
Short Takes: What’s Keeping Mortgage CEOs Up at Night? / Food Titan Enters the Non-Agency MBS Market / A Non-QM Loan from loanDepot / Mortgage Applications Rise / AMC Hires Former Stewart Executive November 18, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Mortgage executives have much to worry about these days: TRID, declining loan volumes and marketing services agreements, a new survey found.Read More
Hedge Fund Gets Right to Own 25 Percent of Walter/Ditech November 17, 2015 Paul Muolo In January, Birch Run reported a 17.8 percent ownership stake in Walter, but has since increased it to 19.8 percent.Read More
New Rez Will Issue $520 Million Non-Agency MBS Backed By 12-Year-Old Alt A Loans November 17, 2015 Brandon Ivey A number of different firms handle servicing on the loans, led by Ocwen Financial with a 54.1 percent share.Read More
On the Rise: Nonprime, Non-QM Loan Volumes November 16, 2015 Brandon Ivey Impac’s initial foray into non-QM production was sourced mostly through the wholesale channel.Read More
Short Takes: Private MIs Want Higher FHA Capital Standards / Ocwen Sells Short-Term Paper / CoreLogic Updates Risk Model on Jumbos / Due Diligence Providers Added / Correction November 16, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Some believe the FHA MMIF minimum capital standard should be 4.5 percent, not 2.0 percent. Read More
Bank Demand for Jumbos Expected to Continue November 16, 2015 Brandon Ivey Jumbo mortgages have provided commercial banks and thrifts with good profits margins. Of course, it helps that deposit rates are almost non-existent.Read More