“Since reaching a trough in mid-2013, the rebound in household debt has been led by student debt and auto debt, with only sluggish growth in mortgage debt,” said one New York Fed official.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported record lows in the volume of mortgages that sellers repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2016 because of manufacturing defects, an exclusive new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis reveals. Mortgage seller repurchases or other indemnification to the two government-sponsored enterprises totaled $207.31 million in the final three months of 2016. That was down 37.0 percent from the previous quarter and ... [Includes two data charts]
As interest rates continue to inch upward and refinance activity drops, it stands to reason that more residential lenders will move to cut staff, if they haven’t already. But so far, there have be no major layoffs – at least none that have been registered. But that doesn’t mean industry executives aren’t thinking about it. According to interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Trends over the past month, it’s a mixed bag when it comes to hiring. Non-agency/nonprime lenders such as ...
The homeownership rate fell for the 12th consecutive year in 2016, hitting levels last seen 50 years ago. While industry analysts expect that the homeownership rate will stop declining in the coming years, growth will likely be constrained. The annual homeownership rate in 2016 was 63.4 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was down from a rate of 63.7 percent the previous year and from a peak of 69.0 percent in 2004. Frank Nothaft, chief economist at CoreLogic ...
Warehouse providers ended 2016 with roughly $62.0 billion of commitments on their books, a 21.6 percent improvement from the same period a year earlier, according to new survey figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance. For the most part, warehouse finance continued to be a healthy business for the megabanks and regional banks that play in the sector – especially with nonbank originators stealing market share away from many of the institutions they’re receiving lines of credit from. Few warehouse managers interviewed by this publication cited...[Includes one data table]
Nonbank mortgage giant PHH Corp. – which posted combined losses of $347 million the past two years – is betting its future on subservicing, a business it describes as being “capital light” and one that could lead to riches down the road. As outlined by senior management during a recent call with analysts, the company will focus on processing loans for other shops, splitting the underlying servicing fee – 25 basis points on Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans – with the owner of those receivables. PHH CEO Glen Messina described...
Nationstar said it expects to board $144 billion of additional contracts in 2017, $111 billion of which is subservicing for New Residential Investment Corp.
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