Servicing Market Heats Up Early: A $4.2 Billion MSR Portfolio from MVSG January 5, 2015 Paul Muolo MountainView did not identify the company selling the servicing rights except to say it is a “well capitalized servicer.”Read More
Short Takes: Obama Again on GSE Reform / Newly Minted MBAs Hate Mortgages? / Guild Goes HLTV / An ATR for Payday Loans? / John Adams Settles FHA Charges January 5, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Are recent graduates of business schools avoiding the mortgage industry?Read More
What We’re Hearing: The Top Mortgage Stories of 2014: A Kinder, Gentler FHFA; The Ocwen Disaster; Nonbanks (Except for Ocwen) Continue to Thrive; The End of QE; A Mortgage M&A Boom in Miniature; The FHA MMIF Returns to the Black… January 2, 2015 Who knows, maybe Mel Watt will allow Fannie and Freddie to build retained earnings. (Don’t bet on it, but it’s an issue worth debating.)Read More
Short Takes: PHH May Unveil Renegotiated Private-Label Deals Soon / LOs are Hot, Mortgage Executives Are Not? / NPL Sales Weak of Late? / Large Wholesaler Enters 3% Down Market / Pingora Rocks in MSRs December 31, 2014 Paul Muolo According to Rick Roque, who heads MenloGlobal, “for the most part, executive level opportunities are stagnant, unless production comes with it."Read More
Are Fannie and Freddie Lobbying Again? In Subtle Ways? December 30, 2014 Ed Roberts Rep. Scott Garrett, R-NJ, is concerned that Fannie and Freddie have resumed lobbying, at least in subtle ways.Read More
Outlook for First Quarter 2015 Mortgage Profits: Stable December 30, 2014 Brandon Ivey The share of lenders reporting a decreased profit margin outlook over the next three months appears to have remained relatively stable.Read More
Credit Reporting Agency Complaints to the CFPB Up 100 Percent YOY, But… December 30, 2014 Thomas Ressler The category of “incorrect information” continues to make up the lion’s share of the complaints, ICFPB found.Read More
Reintroduction of 97 Percent LTV GSE Loans a Big Ho-Hum? December 30, 2014 Paul Muolo Okay, so maybe the reintroduction of 97 percent LTV loans is not a game-changer...Read More
Lenders Largely Happy with Proposed Rule on Flood Insurance December 30, 2014 Brandon Ivey The CMC believes that servicers should not be required to verify flood insurance coverage on existing loans when the escrow option becomes effective. Read More
The Best Paid Mortgage LOs are in Arizona, California, New Jersey, New York December 30, 2014 Paul Muolo Some banks pay between 50 and 80 basis points per loan. At the top end of the market are loan officers who earn between 150 and 200 basis points per transaction.Read More