Short Takes: A Big Layoff at Vendor Doma / Estimated Cost Savings / Landing Elsewhere / A Dividend Trim / Help From a Parent December 8, 2022 Monica Hogan, Sam Manas, and Paul Muolo
The Struggling FoA Agrees to Buy the Nation’s Largest Reverse Lender December 7, 2022 Paul Muolo The seller is Reza Jahangiri, who founded the company in 2004.Read More
Banks to the CFPB: Automatic Refis? I Don't Think So December 7, 2022 Sam Manas Banks wouldn’t hold such loans in portfolio because of the elevated interest rate risk.Read More
Fannie Updates DU to Include Borrowers with No Credit History December 7, 2022 Dennis Hollier Despite the outreach, borrowers will still be subject to a 50% debt-to-income ratio cap...Read More
CFPB Won’t Penalize New HMDA Reporters for Not Filing Certain Data December 7, 2022 Sam Manas The NCRC sued the CFPB arguing the new threshold was arbitrary and capricious.Read More
Fannie, Freddie Deliveries Continue to Slide in November December 6, 2022 Dennis Hollier In the fourth quarter of 2020, the GSE market share peaked at 64.0%.Read More
Nonbanks Raised $4B of Capital in 2022. As for Next Year… December 6, 2022 Paul Muolo BTIG believes the "near-term opportunity" favors more of a valuation recovery story for the mortgage stocks it covers...Read More
Slow Growth for Most Subservicers. A Shakeup Ahead? December 6, 2022 Paul Muolo Three of the nation’s top 15 subservicing vendors are in the process of being sold or merged...Read More
Mortgage Servicers Focus on Enriching Customer Relationships December 6, 2022 John Bancroft Annaly's Ken Adler noted that the mortgage business is in largely unchartered territory...Read More
Short Takes: Home Point Unloads Ginnie MSRs… / And More / A Decline in Home Values / Why? / loanDepot Loses Another Executive December 6, 2022 Paul Muolo October brought a month-over-month decline in home prices...Read More