Congress Divided on HUD Funding for FY 2024 August 1, 2023 Monica Hogan The House is seeking lower funding levels for HUD and a September deadline is fast approaching.Read More
Short Takes: Trade Groups Win Against CFPB / Sale on Non-QMs / A Mortgage and Life Insurance August 1, 2023 Brandon Ivey ABA and Texas ABA members win a delay on compliance with the CFPB's data collection requirements on small business lending.Read More
FHA and VA Delinquencies Rise in Second Quarter July 31, 2023 Monica Hogan The uptick was more pronounced for FHA mortgages.Read More
FHA’s Face-to-Face Servicing Requirement Could Be Dropped July 31, 2023 Monica Hogan HUD noted that over the years many lenders have moved away from a model of local origination and servicing offices to more centralized operations.Read More
Redwood Sourcing Jumbos From Banks July 31, 2023 James Dohnert Banks are now more willing to deliver jumbos to Redwood due to regulatory pressure and other issues.Read More
Rocket Appoints Intuit Leader as CEO July 31, 2023 Brandon Ivey Varun Krishna will also be CEO of Rocket Mortgage.Read More
Short Takes: Cenlar Still Working on OCC Consent Order / ‘Tipping Point’ for Homeowners / New Law Firm July 31, 2023 Brandon Ivey The OCC entered into a consent order with Cenlar in 2021.Read More
Originations Increase by 36% in Second Quarter July 28, 2023 John Bancroft An estimated $400 billion of mortgages were originated in the second quarter.Read More
Trade Groups Highly Critical of Capital Proposal July 28, 2023 Brandon Ivey The proposal could reduce banks’ participation as single-family and commercial/multifamily lenders, servicers, and providers of warehouse lines and mortgage servicing rights financing, according to the MBA.Read More
PennyMac’s Lending Efforts Return to Profitability July 28, 2023 Brandon Ivey PennyMac was the largest mortgage lender in the first quarter of 2023, though the nonbank posted a loss from its production segment at the time.Read More