Liquidations of loans from Ginnie Mae MBS nearly doubled in 2020 on an annual basis.

If conformed to run HUD, Marcia Fudge plans to discuss a reduction to FHA premiums with HUD staff then have further discussions with members of Congress.

The acting director of the CFPB directed the federal agency to focus on compliance issues involving consumers suffering hardship stemming from the coronavirus, including actions by mortgage servicers.

As LBA Ware CEO Lori Brewer put it, “They were rewarded for their long hours with robust compensation checks.” However, with rates predicted to fall in 2021, loan teams will probably have to focus more on purchase loans, Brewer said.

Overall, Freddie said its multifamily arm financed 803,000 rental units, more than 95% of which qualified as “affordable.”

A distant second was James Furash of AmeriHome with $13.2 million.

“The offering consists of 9.41 million shares of common stock being sold by loanDepot and 5.59 million shares of common … being sold by certain funds managed by Parthenon Capital Partners,” the firm said.

The market produced $42.61 billion of new ABS in the fourth quarter, a 38.7% decline from the previous three-month period. That brought year-to-date issuance to $202.02 billion, down 11.0% from 2019.

Most nondepository servicing is held by independent mortgage bankers and other non-originating investors...