Utah-Based Nonbank Buys Industry Vet’s First Mortgage of Oklahoma July 19, 2017 Paul Muolo A press statement on the sale included no production or servicing information for either company…Read More
Mortgage Applications Heat Up for the Week July 19, 2017 Sherry Muolo Applications are heading northward again...Read More
Short Takes: A Bulk MSR Deal from MountainView / Proposed HUD Lender Fee Is Cut From Spending Measure / Invictus Readies Nonprime MBS Deal / A Promotion at loanDepot July 19, 2017 George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo Another nonprime MBS deal is ready to hit the market, this one from Invictus Capital Partners...Read More
Ginnie Mae Continues to Lead the Pack in Agency Servicing Growth July 19, 2017 John Bancroft Outstanding MBS servicing at Fannie actually declined slightly in the second quarter… Read More
CFPB Issues Proposal to Address the TRID ‘Black Hole’ July 19, 2017 Thomas Ressler Currently, lenders are permitted, under certain limited circumstances, to use revised estimates…Read More
Fannie/Freddie Single-Family MBS Business Slumped in 2Q17; Bank and Thrift Business Weak July 18, 2017 John Bancroft Wells Fargo saw an 18.6 percent drop in its GSE business during the April-June cycle, but the three other megabanks had much bigger declines…Read More
Flagstar Bancorp to Issue its First Post-Crisis Jumbo MBS July 18, 2017 Brandon Ivey All of the mortgages Clayton reviewed for the MBS are safe harbor qualified mortgages.Read More
Residential Production at BofA Rises 16 Percent; MSR Balances Continue to Fall July 18, 2017 Paul Muolo Compared to the same period a year ago, servicing balances have fallen by 19.5 percent.Read More
Walter’s Warehouse Lenders Show Patience – but for How Long? July 18, 2017 Paul Muolo In late May, Walter disclosed in an SEC filing that some of its previously issued financial statements could not be relied upon because of what it called an “accounting error.”Read More
CFPB Suffers Another RESPA Blow; A Victory for Affiliated Business Arrangements? July 18, 2017 Thomas Ressler It’s unclear whether the CFPB will appeal the decision. Bureau officials declined to comment.Read More