Lone Star Funds Offers its First Investment-Property-Focused MBS January 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mortgages from a variety of lenders are included in the MBS, led by HomeXpress Mortgage with a 42.0% share.Read More
Short Takes: First American Getting Back on its Feet / Signs of Thaw in Housing Market / A Slow Thaw / Hot Markets January 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey First American's affiliated bank is operational and the title insurance provider's email system was restored.Read More
GSE Buybacks Drop in Third Quarter January 3, 2024 John Bancroft Buybacks from the GSEs declined by 29.0% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter.Read More
Redwood Ramps Up Jumbo MBS Issuance January 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey The planned $440.9 million issuance is the largest jumbo MBS from Redwood in more than a year.Read More
Chopra Faces Scrutiny on International Meetings January 3, 2024 Sam Manas In 2023, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra met with dozens of representatives of foreign government bodies, as well as some stakeholder advocates in other countries.Read More
Potential Homebuyers Face Hurdles Beyond Interest Rates January 3, 2024 James Dohnert Home price appreciation and concerns about the economy look to be outweighing the recent decline in interest rates.Read More
Short Takes: MSR Buyers Still Hungry / Applications Slow / Some Home Price Depreciation Expected / Expanded-Credit MBS From Annaly January 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey The industry expects robust bulk MSR trading during the first quarter.Read More
William Erbey New CEO of Altisource Asset Management January 2, 2024 James Dohnert Erbey's CEO role will include a base salary of $50,000 per year and no other forms of compensation.Read More
Banks Increase Holdings of MBS/ABS in Trading Accounts January 2, 2024 John Bancroft Total residential MBS holdings rose 6.3% to $384.87 billion and ABS holdings, while much smaller, were up 20.4%.Read More
First American Recovering From Cyber Incident January 2, 2024 Brandon Ivey First American stressed that all funds associated with the company were secure.Read More