The FHA insured more loans that were packaged in agency mortgage-backed securities last year than any of its rivals in the primary mortgage-insurance business, but private mortgage companies came out on top in the purchase-mortgage sector. FHA loans accounted for 38.8 percent of insured mortgages securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae last year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of MBS loan-level data ... [Includes one data chart]
Competition for originations by brokers is set to intensify as PennyMac Financial Services is preparing to enter the wholesale channel. Company officials said the nonbank is aiming to have a “leadership role” in terms of volume among wholesale lenders. “The wholesale channel currently comprises approximately 10 percent of the total mortgage market, and we believe there is a significant opportunity in this channel for a company like PennyMac Financial, with the strong ...
Utilizing a sophisticated analytical capability to assess end-to-end profitability of products, channels and operating units and better manage the economics and risks of the portfolio can provide a powerful boost to mortgage servicing operations – and some of the most intelligently run organizations are already reaping the rewards of doing so, according to a recent white paper by PricewaterhouseCoopers. “Today, many companies rely on general ledger reporting and ...
More than 100 members of Congress expressed serious concern over a Department of Labor proposal to revise the existing overtime rule for white-collar employees, fearing it would adversely impact employers, including those in the mortgage industry. A joint bipartisan letter to DOL Secretary Thomas Perez signed by 108 House members said expanding overtime protections to help more workers, as proposed by the DOL, would end up hurting them and ...
Analysts at the Federal Reserve found a substantially large reduction in homeownership due to student-loan debt in recent years. The analysts said their research is more detailed than previous studies on the issue because the Fed analysts had access to extensive data on student-loan borrowers. “We find that a 10 percent increase in student-loan debt causes a 1 percentage point to 2 percentage point drop in the homeownership rate for student-loan borrowers ...
The first-time homebuyer share of home purchases increased for the second consecutive month in January, according to results from the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey. The increase is part of a seasonal trend where first-time homebuyers take market share from current homeowners as part of the spring homebuying season, though there could be some constraints on first-time homebuyer activity this year. First-time buyers accounted for 35.9 percent of home purchases in January, based on a three-month moving average. Their share increased from a trough of 35.1 percent in November. The current homeowner share of home purchases in that time declined from 49.2 percent to 47.8 percent, with investors also gaining some share from current homeowners. Tom Popik, research director for Campbell Surveys, noted...
A variety of factors could cause a significant decrease to the homeownership rate in the coming years, according to industry analysts. Under a scenario where the housing market resembles the current market in California and high-income European countries, the U.S. could shift to having a majority of renters instead of homeowners in 35 years. In a paper set to be published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Arthur Acolin, Laurie Goodman and Susan Wachter projected that the homeownership rate will decline from 63.4 percent in 2015 to 57.9 percent in 2050. Acolin is a PhD student at the University of Southern California, Goodman is the director of the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center and Wachter is a professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers said...
But is the mega-lender advocating for consumers or is it another bold attempt to gain market share and thus increase profits? Industry consultant David Lykken noted: “Quicken’s being smart – they’re using their leverage.”
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