Short Takes: Show FHA the Money / Blame COBOL / Home Point Lops Off Some Branches / StoneHill Expands / A Key Hire for Equity Prime Mortgage July 11, 2018 Paul Muolo Home Point Financial, Ann Arbor, MI, said it will “transition” some of its East Coast retail branches to Northpointe Bank...Read More
Flagstar Hires Regions Bank Executive to Head Retail July 10, 2018 Paul Muolo In the first quarter of 2018, Flagstar funded $7.88 billion of home mortgages, just $960 million of which came through the retail channel...Read More
Former Hensarling Aide Johnson Gets Acting Deputy Director Slot at the CFPB July 10, 2018 Paul Muolo Johnson joined the bureau late last year from the House Financial Services Committee where he held the title of senior counsel.Read More
Short Takes: Fannie Launches MI Pilot / MBA Reg Counsel Joins Consulting Firm / Non Bank Market Share Grows / FHFA Capital Rule Criticized July 10, 2018 Carisa Chappell Fannie said the new lender option allows the GSE to streamline the operational requirements of participating lenders...Read More
Ditech’s Future: An ‘Asset’ or a ‘Stock’ Sale? Opinions Differ July 9, 2018 Paul Muolo Of course, Ditech has a bit of back story…Read More
Agencies Leaning More on the ‘QM Patch’ July 9, 2018 John Bancroft The share of high-DTI loans has continued to go up this year…Read More
CFPB Deputy Director English Announces Resignation. Her Legal Challenge Ends July 9, 2018 Yemeng Yang Last fall, English was named the CFPB’s deputy director by departing Director Richard Cordray... Read More
Pershing Square Tells Investors to Have Faith in the GSEs (Really) July 9, 2018 Paul Muolo Pershing Square bought its stake in the GSEs earlier in the decade at prices north of $2.00 a share…Read More
Phoenix Capital Selling Fannie/Ginnie Servicing Package July 9, 2018 Paul Muolo A few weeks back, Phoenix Capital was in the market with a flow MSR offering that carried a maximum size of $540 million…Read More
Short Takes: Those Ginnie Warnings on VA IRRRLs Apparently Worked / The Trump GSE Plan, Going Nowhere? / NJ Lender Launches Call Center in SC / Churchill in a Hiring Mode / Walker & Dunlop Hires Capital Markets Executive July 9, 2018 Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo Although loan production is down this year, that isn’t stopping some lenders from moving forward with expansion plans.Read More
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