Short Takes: SCOTUS Nixes Takings Appeal / Home Purchase Sentiment Ticks Up Slightly / Judge Tosses AML Countersuit In UWM Case January 10, 2023 Dennis Hollier SCOTUS declines appeal of net worth sweep case, effectively ending GSE shareholders' takings argument.Read More
Turn Time Slows with Annaly’s Latest Non-QM MBS January 6, 2023 Brandon Ivey Loans in the new MBS have seasoned for an average of 5.4 months.Read More
Short Takes: It’s Over, Finally (2022) / By the Numbers / Once the Rightsizing Is Over… / $1.3 Trillion / Rising Inventory / A Day Off December 30, 2022 Paul Muolo There’s an argument to be made that once the tough job of right-sizing is over, profit margins will once again normalize...Read More
Outside the Weather's Frightful...NYDFS Proposes Climate-Related Risk Management Rules December 29, 2022 Sam Manas The NYDFS, in a carefully worded statement, said the guidance would be a “basis for supervisory dialogue.”Read More
Texas Homebuilder Kindred, PrimeLending Launch Joint Venture December 28, 2022 Sam Manas PrimeLending is the nation's 35th largest originator, according to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
Black Knight Exec Gets Merger Bonus Early December 27, 2022 Sam Manas The bonus was previously disclosed but the payment is being accelerated...Read More
Now-Defunct HECM Lender RMF Ranks Fourth Overall December 27, 2022 Paul Muolo The most significant Ginnie-related collapse since TB&W?Read More
Short Takes: Wells and the FHA Question / #6 in Ginnie MSRs / Rate-Buydown Fever / Suing as a Deterrent / Publishing Break December 22, 2022 Paul Muolo and Sam Manas Why spend the money suing competitors? As a deterrent...Read More
FHFA Finalizes Multifamily Housing Goals for 2023-2024 December 15, 2022 Dennis Hollier The new regulation focuses on percentages rather than absolute numbers.Read More
Fannie and Freddie On Board With More Streamlined Refis December 14, 2022 Dennis Hollier Freddie believes the change would be especially appropriate for refis that benefit consumers in a concrete way...Read More
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