Private mortgage insurers are quietly gaining ground on their government-insured rivals in the critical home-purchase market, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of agency mortgage-backed securities data. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized $61.47 billion of purchase mortgages with private MI coverage during the third quarter, a gain of 33.4 percent from the previous period. At the same time, Ginnie Mae securitized $79.91 billion of FHA and VA purchase mortgages, up 19.3 percent from the second quarter. The private MI share of agency purchase loans rose...[Includes two data tables]
Bank pricing strategies are more about responding to new product regulations, fee income and capital and liquidity standards rather than to their consumers’ view of value, according to a new Deloitte report on retail-bank pricing. The report, which attempts to make the case for value-based pricing, contends that bank pricing tactics focus primarily on costs and risks rather than on how consumers perceive and receive value. It’s...
Not only are commercial banks continuing to lose residential production market share, but it appears they are paying their retail loan officers less than nonbanks – a lot less. According to more than a dozen interviews conducted with executives and LOs at originating firms with different charters, some nonbanks are allowing for compensation plans that pay the originator upwards of 200 basis points. At banks, the best LO comp plan is 100 bps, Inside Mortgage Finance found. One bank mortgage manager, who spoke under the condition his name not be used, said...
Five deals were issued during the quarter, led by a $2.65 billion MBS from Chase that combined mortgages eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises and jumbo loans.
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