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Fannie’s Northern VA Consolidation Unnecessary, Says OIG

September 14, 2018
The Federal Housing Finance Agency should not have approved Fannie Mae’s July request to sell its three buildings in Northern Virginia and consolidate to newly constructed office space, according to a new management alert from the FHFA Office of Inspector General.The report, published late last week, questioned the decision to allow Fannie to consolidate and relocate to newly leased space, built out to specifications. The IG noted that Fannie failed to demonstrate that the move would be in the best interest of taxpayers. In fact, the report said four officials in the FHFA’s Division of Conservatorship told the IG that Fannie faced no “action forcing” event that required it...
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Home-Equity Lending Up Sharply in 2Q18, but Market Far Below Its Potential

September 13, 2018
John Bancroft
Mortgage lenders generated an estimated $54.0 billion of new home-equity loans during the second quarter, up 18.7 percent…
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Short Takes: Late for an Anniversary / GSE Reform: A Solution Searching for a Problem / ClearEdge Lending Ramps Up / Warehousing the Non-QM Market / LendingTree Shareholders Not Smiling Right Now

September 13, 2018
Paul Muolo
Silvergate Bank is actively providing warehouse lines of credit to non-QM lenders and we understand that Comerica is now sticking its toe in the water…
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FHFA Inspector General Weighs Pros and Cons of Freddie Mac’s Controversial IMAGIN Mortgage Insurance Option

September 13, 2018
A new Federal Housing Finance Agency inspector general report highlights some potential risks in Freddie Mac’s Integrated Mortgage Insurance, or IMAGIN, program. Although it discusses some of the criticism leveled at the program, the IG report doesn’t take sides.
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A Few Silver Linings in the Origination Downturn: Improved GOS, More MSR Sales

September 12, 2018
Paul Muolo
Wedbush estimates that originations will fall by 8.0 percent this year…
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Ginnie Mae MBS Issuance Nudges Higher in August but Trails 2017

September 12, 2018
John Bancroft
Through the first eight months of the year, Ginnie issuance was down 11.0 percent...
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Jumbo Servicing Balances Up by Almost 11 Percent Year Over Year

September 12, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Flagstar Bank and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing had significant increases in their jumbo servicing portfolios over the past year…
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Short Takes: What Will Become of the GSEs’ CSP? / How Much Is it Worth? / Capital One Warehouse Joins MBA / Two Utah Nonbanks Celebrate Anniversaries / PRMI Hires Former Wells Fargo LO

September 11, 2018
Paul Muolo
The nonprofit exchange must pay for any “property” associated with CSS…
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Correspondent Channel a Flashpoint in Competitive Jumbo Market

September 10, 2018
Brandon Ivey
While total jumbo originations among the lenders increased by 37.1 percent on a quarterly basis, correspondent volume was up by 63.7 percent.
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HECM Production Gets Clocked in 2Q18. A Long Reverse ‘Winter’ Ahead?

September 10, 2018
George Brooks
Analysts blamed the reduction in volume on the new lower Principal Limit Factors...
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