Jumbo servicing portfolios increased sequentially at most prominent servicers during the first quarter of 2019, though Wells Fargo and Chase posted declines. First Republic Bank's servicing model stands out.
Ocwen took another loss in the first quarter, with the nonbank's subprime portfolio continuing to decline. Only 2 of the top 15 subprime servicers increased their portfolios on an annual basis.
After years of being prohibited by regulators from acquiring servicing rights, Ocwen Financial is back in business as a buyer in full force. [Includes one data chart]
The amount of jumbo mortgage servicing handled by the top servicers increased at a much faster rate in 2018 than the total amount of outstanding residential mortgages, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. [Includes one data chart]
Ocwen Financial announced last week that it plans to launch non-agency originations in the second quarter of 2019, focusing on borrowers already in its servicing portfolio. The company detailed the plans in presentations to investors. Officials said Ocwen is expanding from originating agency mortgages into non-agency mortgages in an effort to maximize the potential to recapture borrowers in Ocwen’s servicing portfolio. The move is years in the making and follows a ...
Nonprime mortgages are performing better than expected and prepayment rates remain elevated, according to industry analysts. Fitch Ratings noted that 60+ day delinquency rates on nonprime mortgages in post-crisis mortgage-backed securities rated by the firm were less than 4.00 percent as of August. “The performance of Fitch-rated nonprime transactions has outperformed initial projections,” the rating service said. The average conditional prepayment rate ... [Includes one data chart]
Redwood Trust raised $194.0 million this week with the sale of convertible senior notes. Redwood said it will use the proceeds for various business and investment activities. The Capital Corps will launch a non-qualified mortgage program later this year. “The Capital Corps’ nontraditional prime borrowers come from the estimated $100.0 billion of homeowners seeking mortgages with loan-to-value ratios of less than 65.0 percent who are turned ... [Includes three briefs]
PennyMac Financial Services re-started its jumbo mortgage origination operations in the first quarter with plans to return as an issuer of jumbo mortgage-backed securities. The nonbank locked $21.0 million in jumbo production as of the end of March. Ocwen Financial reported net income of $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2018, putting a halt to an extended streak of quarterly losses. Ocwen is the largest subprime mortgage servicer, by far, and the firm ... [Includes three briefs]
Ron Faris, the current president and CEO of Ocwen Financial, will retire on June 30. After Ocwen’s pending acquisition of PHH Corp. closes, Glen Messina will be president and CEO of Ocwen, the nation’s largest subprime servicer. Messina was previously president and CEO of PHH. During the first quarter of 2018, Wells Fargo sold $1.60 billion of its holdings of vintage pick-a-pay mortgages. The sale generated a gain of $643.0 million for the bank. The buyer ... [Includes four briefs]
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