For the most part, the uniform MBS 2.0 (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) remains the industry’s benchmark as lenders continue to produce new loans —and MBS — at a decent clip but under a cloud of lower profit margins.
Some servicing brokers have suggested to IMFnews the RFI, in some cases, has caused buyers of Ginnie servicing rights to reduce the value of their bids.
MSR offerings won’t get frothy until mortgage lender/servicers, especially those of the publicly traded variety, feel the heat from company owners — and investors — to keep the earnings gravy train going...
Restrictions placed on the GSEs earlier this year by their regulator are prompting loan aggregators and lenders to sell agency-eligible mortgages for investment properties into the non-agency market.
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