Short Takes: loanDepot Waives Late Fees / Slow, Steady HPA / Profit for Dynex in 4Q / MI Benefits Workgroup January 30, 2024 Brandon Ivey loanDepot won't assess late fees for its servicing customers for January payments until after the end of the month.Read More
Expectations High for Freddie's (Performing) Loan Repurchase Pilot January 29, 2024 Brandon Ivey The industry is hopeful the repurchase-loan pilot will be expanded quickly...Read More
Originations Slump in Fourth Quarter January 26, 2024 John Bancroft Originations in 2023 were at the lowest level seen since 2014.Read More
Margins, Originations Decline at Western Alliance January 26, 2024 Brandon Ivey Western Alliance’s gain-on-sale margin declined from 38 basis points in the third quarter to 30 bps in the fourth quarter.Read More
Congress Pushed to Improve National Flood Insurance Program January 26, 2024 Monica Hogan “We are really having a working class, middle-class insurance affordability problem around the country,” said Michael Hecht, CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc.Read More
Agency MBS Trading Volumes Increase in 2023 January 26, 2024 Paul Muolo Thanks to a steady decline in mortgage rates during the last quarter of 2023, the bond market has been rallying of late, lifting MBS values.Read More
Short Takes: FICO’s Mortgage Revenue Spikes / Bank Exits Retail / New Leader for AIME / Jumbo MBS From Goldman January 26, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mortgage origination revenue at FICO more than doubled in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.Read More
CFPB Focusing on LO Comp Enforcement; No Rule Change January 25, 2024 Brandon Ivey The CFPB has concerns about lenders reducing LO comp in an effort to increase originations.Read More
Home-Selling Profits Drop for First Time in More Than a Decade January 25, 2024 James Dohnert Gross profits and profit margins on home sales fell from 2022 to 2023, marking the first year-over-year decline since 2011.Read More
CrossCountry Mortgage to Issue MBS Using FICO 10-T January 25, 2024 James Dohnert CrossCountry Mortgage will be the first MBS issuer to exclusively use the new FICO 10-T credit scoring model.Read More