The average daily trading volume for agency MBS fell to a yearly low of $149.2 billion in December, as trading desks from coast to coast continued to assess how to make money in what’s become a business of tight profit margins. Late this week, Barclays Bank unveiled a massive restructuring of its MBS and whole-loan trading business, cutting the number of employees in the division – including traders – down to 50 from roughly 100. As a structural matter, the bank is moving...
MBS backed by multifamily mortgage loans would be exempt from a proposed rule that would establish margining requirements for multifamily agency finance. Had it been implemented as originally proposed, the rule would have amended the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Rule 4210 to establish margin requirements in the single-family “to-be-announced” (TBA) market. At the same time, it would have also scoped in the multifamily housing programs of Fannie Mae and FHA/Ginnie Mae, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. FINRA filed...
With residential production falling by as much as 20 percent in the fourth quarter, a handful of lenders recently have either pulled out of the retail market entirely or pared back their traditional branch networks. Included in the club of retail quitters are such firms as Ditech Financial – ranked 13th overall in fundings – and Stonegate Mortgage, which began its pullback in November. Also heading for the retail exit is BankUnited, Miami Lakes, FL. All three are...
In JPM’s case, the extended cycle times caused by TRID did not affect the company’s financial results due to how the bank recognizes revenue. Most mortgage firms recognize revenue upon rate lock...
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