Short Takes: Banks with Strong Mortgage Ops Set to Merge / RoundPoint Gets Aggressive on Hiring / Not for Sale Anymore? / Home Point Hires Chief Production Officer / DocMagic Signs up Deutsche Bank / Former Nomura Trader Joins Angel Oak March 29, 2018 Paul Muolo Look for a lot more mergers this year. Then again, if rates dive, all bets might be off...Read More
Financing Flips: Flippin’ Good Volumes Last Year March 29, 2018 George Brooks Several lenders now provide financing to this unique niche and more might join the party as 2018 progresses.Read More
Servicing-Released Premiums the Best They’ve Been in Years? March 28, 2018 Paul Muolo Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase are among the megabanks driving SRP pricing…Read More
FHFA Gets Specific on the ‘Common Security’: June 3, 2019 March 28, 2018 Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo FHFA Director Mel Watt is urging the mortgage industry “to get ready now to ensure smooth, successful implementation.”Read More
Short Takes: What’s Up (Down) with GSE Common? / No News, No Bill, No Hope / Citadel Loosens Underwriting / Angel Oak Opens Dallas Ops Center, Seeks New Hires / W&D Expands March 28, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo It’s not as though some Congressman or Senator is about to introduce consensus GSE legislation...Read More
Mortgage Jobs Outlook: A Bit Grainy March 27, 2018 Paul Muolo UWM’s Mat Ishbia credits the company’s strong ties to the broker community for its performance…Read More
Short Takes: loanDepot will Issue Non-Agency MBS / Okay, So It’s Not $6 Million / The Changing of the Guard / Tiptree Nears Sale of Jumbo Lender / Stock Repurchase Plans / MountainView Selling Whole Loans March 27, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo The two men steered Impac through the rocky waters of the financial crisis...Read More
Retail Loses Jumbo Market Share, Volume Down Across All Channels March 27, 2018 Brandon Ivey Mortgage brokers are gaining market share in jumbo lending…Read More
CEO and Founder Anthony Hsieh Reports All is Well at loanDepot March 26, 2018 Paul Muolo loanDepot CEO and founder Anthony Hsieh: “I’m bragging so don’t read [this] if it irritates you.”Read More
IO Volume Down for Many Lenders in 2017 March 26, 2018 Brandon Ivey First Republic Bank was the top-ranked IO lender in 2017, originating $7.40 billion of such product…Read More
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