What We’re Hearing: 10 Mortgage Firms to Keep an Eye on in 2017 – and Why December 30, 2016 Paul Muolo But if you think that Wells Fargo will pull a “BofA” and quietly downshift its presence in mortgages, think again.Read More
FHA ‘Rehab’ Loan Volume at $2.4 Billion and Counting December 30, 2016 George Brooks In the third quarter, the top FHA rehab were Prospect Mortgage, Movement Mortgage and Wells Fargo.Read More
ARMs a Higher Risk for Defects, Misrepresentation and Fraud December 30, 2016 Brandon Ivey The index estimates the level of defects detected in loan applications processed by the First American FraudGuard system.Read More
The Largest MSR Deal in Years: PHH Agrees to Sell $72 Billion of Bulk Product to REIT ‘New Rez’ December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo PHH said it will subservice the loans for New Residential "for an initial period of three years, subject to certain termination provisions."Read More
PHH’s ‘Self Liquidation’ Continues. Most of its MSRs Slated for Sale to ‘New Rez’ December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo The sale proceeds exclude estimated transaction fees and expenses of roughly 5.0 percent...Read More
Parent of Nation’s Largest Wholesaler Settles FHA Claims for $48 Million December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo DOJ notes that although the lender’s internal quality control reviews “showed severe problems with FHA insured mortgages, USFS routinely failed to provide any meaningful information to senior management…”Read More
Bayview Issues $226.4 Million Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned ‘Daily Simple Interest’ Mortgages December 29, 2016 Brandon Ivey The new MBS is backed by 4,274 mortgages that have seasoned for an average of 10.6 years.Read More
To Privatize (or Not) Fannie and Freddie, That is the Question December 29, 2016 Carisa Chappell Tim Howard, a former Fannie Mae CFO, called Mnuchin’s comments “a welcome reset…”Read More
On the Rise: FHA Loan ‘Defects’ December 29, 2016 George Brooks The leading cause of adverse findings was incomplete or missing loan documents... Read More
Short Takes: A Host of Approvals Needed on PHH Deal / A $10 Million Termination Fee / Sell and Subservice / And the Ginnies Go To… / New Hire for Gateway Mortgage December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo New Residential is entitled to a $10 million termination fee if the sale falls apart...Read More