In April, the government had proposed extending the effective date of the final rules by 60 days to allow stakeholders affected by the pandemic more time to review and implement the requirements but public comments did not support an extension, the CFPB said. Most industry commenters said they would be ready to comply by Nov. 30.

Non-agency CMBS production roared to $37.12 billion, the highest quarterly volume since the end of 2019.

Multiple lenders tell Inside Mortgage Finance that, in late March, the enterprises began rejecting loans that would have been easily approved in early March.

Nevertheless, rumors are circulating that the Biden administration is preparing to test the legal waters by having the FHA and VA extend their REO eviction moratoriums to the end of the year. These were also scheduled to end on Saturday. If that were to happen, most observers believe FHFA would follow suit.

Black Knight: “While still low, new forbearance plans hit their highest weekly level since late March, with restart activity also remaining elevated.”

The origination winners and losers were mostly determined by how much they rely on refinance activity.

It’s highly likely the adverse market refi fee boosted Fannie Mae’s revenues as well, but that GSE won’t release earnings until next Tuesday.

Rob Zimmer, head of external communications for CMLA, described it this way: "It’s a terrible policy idea, given that only the middle class pays it. Wealthy households paying cash for homes or using jumbo mortgages won’t pay a dime."

Margins on the aggregation of jumbos came back down to earth while Redwood's business purpose lending unit flourished...

As rents and absorption rates rise, apartment sales and mortgage originations head north.