Short Takes: Consumer Reports Advises Against Using Loan Brokers / NAMB: Come to Work With Us / Five Oaks Flying Solo on Jumbo MBS / Auction.com: Washington is Flipping Heaven / Ginnie MSRs for Sale March 17, 2015 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey “We don’t recommend that you hire a mortgage broker” for rate shopping purposes, says Consumer Reports magazine...Read More
Sources: JPMorgan the Buyer of Ocwen’s $45B Fannie MSR Portfolio March 17, 2015 Paul Muolo Walter Investment also was looking at the Ocwen receivables, sources said.Read More
The ‘Mystery’ Captive That Joined the Indianapolis FHLB is Five Oaks March 17, 2015 Brandon Ivey A ban on captive insurers joining the FHLB system appears to be over.Read More
CoreLogic: Negative Home Equity on the Rise Again, but Only Sequentially March 17, 2015 Carisa Chappell Nevada was the leader in underwater homes with 24.2 percent of mortgaged properties in a negative equity position.Read More
GSE Market Share Hits Post-Conservatorship Low in 4Q March 17, 2015 John Bancroft For all of last year, Fannie and Freddie securitization of newly-originated loans accounted for just 65.7 percent of MBS issuance, primarily because declining refi volume...Read More
Poised for a Revival: Wholesale-Broker Lending? March 16, 2015 Brandon Ivey United Wholesale's Mat Ishbia said 20 percent of purchase mortgages are originated by brokers.Read More
Nonbank Selling $1.34 Billion of GSE and Ginnie Mae MSRs March 16, 2015 Paul Muolo Texas is well represented in the bulk package being offered by Phoenix Capital.Read More
Short Takes: So, Who’s The Lucky Captive (REIT) Approved for FHLB Membership? / 23 Responses on the CSP / Fannie Headed Downtown / Comergence Gets New Assignment March 16, 2015 Paul Muolo and Carisa Chappell The captive insurer is owned by a REIT, a spokeswoman for the district bank said, but declined to name either. Read More
The Unhappy Return of GSE Buybacks: A 31 Percent Increase March 16, 2015 John Bancroft Despite the sequential jump in buybacks, the fourth quarter total was the second-lowest repurchase amount disclosed by the two...Read More
MBS Certificate Holders Vote to Terminate Ocwen on $493 Million of Bonds March 16, 2015 Paul Muolo Will Ocwen Financial get compensated for the termination?Read More