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
When it Comes to Jumbo Lending, Retail Channel Dominates, By Far December 29, 2016 John Bancroft Wells Fargo, for example, reported that 90.7 percent of its third-quarter jumbo originations came through the retail channel…Read More
Mortgage Insurance Stocks Have Been on a Tear of Late. Can it Last? December 29, 2016 Paul Muolo Rising interest rates are good for MI stocks because it translates into greater “persistency…”Read More
Both Sides of Mortgage Banking Posted Significant Profit Gains in 3Q16 December 28, 2016 John Bancroft JPMorgan Chase was the only firm that saw a decline in production-related revenue during the third quarter…Read More
FHFA IG Notes Lack of Transparency in CSP Costs December 28, 2016 Carisa Chappell Instead, the FHFA only disclosed specific CSP cost data once – in a September 2015 status report…Read More
Mortgage Investor’s Lawsuit Against JPM Regarding National Servicing Settlement and HAMP Dismissed December 28, 2016 Brandon Ivey The claims relating to the servicing settlement were dismissed with prejudice, which means Schneider cannot bring them again. Read More