MBA: Thanks to TRID, Mortgage Applications Get Creamed October 14, 2015 Thomas Ressler The trade group quickly found a villain for the ugly reading: the Oct. 3, 2015, effective date of the CFPB’s TRID rule.Read More
In 3Q, JPM Gobbled Up $19B of Mortgages for its Own Balance Sheet October 14, 2015 Brandon Ivey As one JPM competitor noted: “It’s no surprise that correspondent led the way for them. They own the correspondent jumbo market.”Read More
Residential Production Down 11 Percent at Wells Fargo, 14 Percent at BofA October 14, 2015 Paul Muolo In 3Q, BofA funded $13.71 billion of first liens, a 14 percent sequential decline. All of it came through the retail channel.Read More
A Trend Continues: Bank of America Pulls the Plug on All Marketing Services Agreements October 14, 2015 Paul Muolo Bank of America said it will discontinue all “space rental agreement programs due to recent regulatory developments.”Read More
Short Takes: An Update on GSE Principal Reductions? / FCI Teams Up with Blackrock on SFRs / Ditech in ABS Deal / RealtyMogul.com Hits a Milestone / Just in Time for Halloween: Fewer ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures October 14, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo According to a rate sheet, the minimum loan amount on the rental properties is $250,000 while the minimum number of properties is five...Read More
Moody’s: Banks Have Higher Losses on Non-Agency Foreclosures October 13, 2015 Brandon Ivey Moody’s found that completed foreclosures for bank-serviced loans in Florida averaged 1,077 days or three years...Read More
FHFA Special Advisor Mario Ugoletti – Author of the PSPA – Retires From the Agency October 13, 2015 Paul Muolo The PSPA has been challenged in court by investors that are speculating in the common and preferred stock of the two GSEs.Read More
1,000 Banks Can’t Be Wrong: Mortgage Activities Profitable for Smaller Depositories October 13, 2015 Brandon Ivey Bank returns on mortgage activities turned sharply negative during the recession of 2007 through 2009 before rebounding and becoming consistently positive by early 2011. Read More
It’s Hard Out There For a Mortgage CEO; Speculation Focuses on PHH October 13, 2015 Paul Muolo Meanwhile, it would appear that the revolving door for mortgage CEOs might be taking another spin soon...Read More
Short Takes: Former White House Vendor Launches Cybersecurity Firm for Lenders / Sen. Corker Backs the GSE ‘Utility’ Concept / Ugoletti Heads for the Private Sector? / LenderLive’s New Hire / Name Change for Vendor October 13, 2015 Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo Sen. Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, no longer wants to kill Fannie and Freddie outright...Read More