Hedge Fund Glenview Increases Stake in PHH Corp. December 2, 2014 Paul Muolo At 7.59 percent, the hedge fund is now the third largest institutional investor in PHH.Read More
IMA and Phoenix Announce New Bulk MSR Deals December 2, 2014 Paul Muolo The IMA package – top heavy with California and Florida loans – includes $110.8 million of Ginnie Mae receivables.Read More
WinWater Set to Issue Its Third Jumbo MBS, FirstKey Helps Aggregate December 2, 2014 Brandon Ivey Prospect Mortgage is the top contributor to the deal with an 11.2 percent share of the collateral.Read More
Fannie/Freddie Guaranty-Fee Disparities: All But Gone? December 2, 2014 John Bancroft At the same time, the market share of GSE business has been redistributed toward the smaller lenders.Read More
FHFA Cautions GSEs on Risk Management Oversight December 2, 2014 Charles Wisniowski Just because a GSE uses a third-party vendor to assess the risk of seller/servicers as counter-parties that doesn’t mean the GSE – or their management – is off the hook if something goes awry. Read More
Short Takes: Special Servicers Beat Banks on Distressed Mortgages… / One Caveat Though / Looser Mortgage Credit? Hah! / Northrim Closes M&A Deal / Former Freddie Official Lands at StoneHill December 2, 2014 Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler A new poll from IMFnews and Inside Mortgage Finance suggests that lenders are hardly optimistic that the R&W changes will amount to anything. Read More
The Key Factor in 3Q Mortgage Results: Weak Servicing Income December 1, 2014 John Bancroft The three biggest servicers in the group – Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America – all reported significant declines in servicing income.Read More
Mortgage Industry Braces for Nonbank Capital ‘Standards’ From State Regulators December 1, 2014 Paul Muolo Mortgage bankers are concerned about what the CSBS is up to and how binding its recommendations will be. Read More
Goldman’s New Jumbo Deal: 8.35 Percent Credit Enhancement December 1, 2014 Brandon Ivey The deal marked a shift for EverBank – the bank typically retains its jumbo ARM originations in portfolio. Read More
Ocwen’s Consent Order with the NYDFS Expires Dec. 5; Then What? December 1, 2014 Paul Muolo The original consent order was dated Dec. 5, 2012, establishing the compliance monitor and more.Read More