The company, which buys and sells homes directly, cautioned that it may not have sufficient cash flow from its businesses to pay down its substantial debt.
It’s not every day that a lender commits to sell $34 billion of MSRs. IMA is the investment banker on the package and speculation is rising on who the seller might be.
If mortgage originations are operating in a typical three-year cycle, profits will likely fall this year, according to industry analysts. The wild card: how lenders react to continued demand for refis.
For the first time, MISMO is charging a 75-cent-per-loan fee for mortgages registered electronically. The fee will help fund MISMO’s activities, with an emphasis on digital mortgages.
A survey of servicing executives by Fannie Mae found that the companies are having difficulties keeping up with forbearance requirements. Staffing capacity is also an issue.
Lenders surveyed by Altisource cited technology as one of their biggest challenges, while also selecting technology enhancements as an important factor to increase business.
Online lending platform Blend recently raised $300 million in Series G funding. Also, Goldman Sachs took an undisclosed stake in a cloud-based loan origination platform.
Researchers at the think tank focused on the presence of appraisal bias during refinancing transactions because such loans “lack an arm’s length transaction.”
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