Bayview Executive in Charge of Non-QM Purchases Departs, Says Volumes are Anemic June 11, 2015 Paul Muolo When asked why he thought non-QM lending has been so weak he said, “The consumer is resistant to the pricing.”Read More
Industry Rep on PHH Case: The CFPB is Trying to ‘Rewrite RESPA Retroactively’ June 11, 2015 Thomas Ressler CFPB Director Richard Cordray overrode a $6.4 million penalty set by an ALJ in the matter and ordered PHH to pay $109.2 million... Read More
Home-Equity Lending Slowed in 1Q15, but Compared to a Year Ago: Wow June 11, 2015 John Bancroft Banks, thrifts and credit unions reported a slight uptick in the amount of unused HELOC commitments compared to the end of last year.Read More
Angel Oak Offering $100 Million of Nonprime Whole Loans? Securitization on Hold? June 10, 2015 Paul Muolo One source said Nomura also was providing warehouse credit to Angel Oak. Read More
Short Takes: Fidelity Information Systems Wins the Ocwen Contract / Ocwen Pays Down More Debt / No 'Conflict Minerals' for Fidelity / The Feds and Diversity / The Federal Insurance Office? June 10, 2015 Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler According to the consent order in the case, Ocwen had a history of ignoring the agency’s document requests...Read More
Nationstar Executives Jerry McCoy and Caitlyn DeYoung Departing; Others? June 10, 2015 Paul Muolo McCoy works in Nationstar’s servicing department, DeYoung in administration.Read More
Nationstar Launches Revamped Online Home Buying Platform, Seen as a Way to Help Increase Originations June 10, 2015 Brandon Ivey In recent years there has been speculation that Nationstar would spinoff Solutionstar, but officials at Nationstar now see Xome as a way to differentiate the nonbank from other lenders.Read More
Short Sellers of Publicly Traded Mortgage Firms Could Get Burned June 10, 2015 Paul Muolo In general, companies whose sole mission is to originate and service residential mortgages are the most shorted stocks in the sector...Read More
Fannie/Freddie Issuance Slips in May, but Purchase Business Finally Takes Hold June 10, 2015 John Bancroft During May Quicken ranked second among all GSE sellers with 68.2 percent of its business going to Fannie Mae.Read More
Short Takes: RoundPoint Sale Update / MSR Prices Firm Up / More on that Departing Nationstar Executive / Morningstar Joins the Jumbo Party / A New CEO for Auction.com June 9, 2015 Paul Muolo, Brandon Ivey, and Carisa Chappell One of the departing executives at Nationstar Mortgage used to work at JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae and Macquarie Bank…Read More