Redwood to Include More Non-QMs in its Latest Jumbo MBS October 30, 2014 Brandon Ivey Meanwhile, 84 lenders contributed to Redwood’s pending issuance, led by First Republic Bank with a 32.6 percent share.Read More
Citadel’s Monthly Production of ‘Subprime’ Loans at $20 Million; $400 Million Next Year? October 30, 2014 Paul Muolo In three-plus years of originating subprime mortgages, Citadel has suffered two foreclosures and a handful of delinquencies, but no losses.Read More
Short Takes: Ocwen’s ‘Other’ Problem / How Much Might Ocwen Pay? / A Boom in LO Hiring? / Citadel to Enter the Second-Lien Space / Strong Earnings from Radian October 30, 2014 Paul Muolo Ocwen Financial has a huge mismatch between the size of its $400 billion servicing portfolio and its new originations. Then again, its MSRs are running off...Read More
Ocwen CEO Erbey on Potential NYDFS Settlement: $100 Million is the ‘Minimum’ October 30, 2014 Brandon Ivey Ocwen chief Bill Erbey noted that the settlement amount might be materially higher and include requirements beyond a monetary penalty.Read More
Moody’s to Non-QM Lenders: Find Rookie Borrowers With Potentially Lucrative Careers October 29, 2014 Brandon Ivey Young doctors just out of medical school can be good non-QM credit risks. Of course, there's all that student loan debt to consider...Read More
Short Takes: Redwood’s New Jumbo MBS Has Eight Non-QMs / MB Launches Sports Firm, Reveals Mortgage Earnings / Ellie Mae is Worth What? / FHFA Has a New Watchdog, Finally / Distressed RE Fund Raises a Bundle October 29, 2014 Paul Muolo, Brandon Ivey, and Charles Wisniowski Pacific Union Financial took in $100 million of profits. It’s not every day that a privately held nonbank tells the world what it’s earning…Read More
Quick Turn-Time on Latest Jumbo MBS from Two Harbors October 28, 2014 Brandon Ivey DBRS said one of the strengths of the new jumbo deal is its traditional lifetime representations and warranties.Read More
Warehouse Lenders See an Increase in Outstandings; Credit for Non-QM Loans? October 28, 2014 Paul Muolo Another positive for the production market is a new willingness on the part of certain warehouse banks to finance the production of non-QM loans.Read More
Short Takes: Lower Rates Affecting M&A? / Gain-on-Sale Not So Bad / FHA May Penalize Lenders on Re-certifications / JPM and Non-QMs? / Nonbanks Love Ginnie, but is the Feeling Mutual? October 28, 2014 Paul Muolo and George Brooks Is the investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase sniffing around the non-QM space? It sounds crazy, we know...Read More
MBS Investments by Credit Unions on the Wane October 27, 2014 With certain exceptions, credit unions invest almost exclusively in agency product, avoiding jumbo securities.Read More