Bill Dallas of FoAM: “Most warehouse lenders are at capacity and already ‘bulged’ most of their companies. As a result, if you need additional capacity and you didn’t plan for it, there are no new warehouse players. You are dead in the water.”

The top-five origination tally for 1Q20: Nonbanks 3, Depositories 2...

Angel Oak is on track to be the top issuer of expanded-credit MBS in the second quarter with volume of $876.3 million...

MBA hopes to return to large in-person conferences next year.

MBA suggests that mortgage-investing REITs also would benefit from the relaxation of the FHLB’s eligibility regulations...

The top contributor to the deal is JMAC Lending with a 7.3% share, followed by Commerce Home Mortgage (7.0%) and loanDepot (6.4%).

The interim final rule goes into effect July 1...

Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC, Denver, agreed that bids of 3.0-times are doable today and are a welcome development after several weeks of inactivity, at least on the flow front.

The FHFA is pushing for legislation that will allow it “to examine the records, operations and facilities” of all Fannie/Freddie servicers – an expansion of its supervisory role over nonbanks.

Most of Freddie’s buyback claims end up being withdrawn by the GSE. A substantial share of Freddie’s loan purchases are underwritten through Fannie’s automated underwriting platform, but not all of the Desktop Underwriter extended services are available if the loan is sold to Freddie.