Ginnie Issuance Declines Even as Purchase Mortgages Gain July 12, 2022 Monica Hogan The top-ranked Ginnie MBS issuer in 2Q22 was PennyMac Financial...Read More
A Sign of Strength in Jumbos? July 12, 2022 Brandon Ivey Purchase mortgages accounted for nearly 60% of jumbos in March...Read More
Fannie/Freddie Exposure to New Fee on Commingled Securities Differs July 12, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie and Freddie have very different levels of exposure to uniform MBS issued by the other...Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance Down Sharply in 2Q22 July 11, 2022 Brandon Ivey Spreads on ECM deals priced in May were near levels last seen in the early days of the pandemic...Read More
MSRs in the Spotlight as Earnings Season Approaches July 11, 2022 Paul Muolo Overall, the servicing business is good, very good, most will agree...Read More
Former FHFA Director Calabria in Boardland July 11, 2022 Dennis Hollier Evolve must have been a big fan of of Calabria's. In its press statement announcing the hire, it referred to him as an "industry legend." Read More
Coming Government Rule Changes: A Busy FHA July 11, 2022 Monica Hogan Another possible change: A notice of proposed rulemaking is scheduled in April 2023 to address reductions on servicing costs...Read More
Short Takes: Is Help on the Way? (Lending Margins) / Some Evidence / Expectations of Wells / Staff Reductions, Finding Positions / Lower FHA Premiums? July 11, 2022 Paul Muolo Wells Fargo said roughly 35% of the mortgage workers it cut are "moving into other roles" within the bank...Read More
A Carnage in Mortgage Employment: 5,000 Jobs Disappear in a Month July 8, 2022 Paul Muolo Over the past few months, scores of originators have introduced reductions-in-force in an effort to rightsize their operations...Read More
Western Asset Tests Waters with New Non-QM MBS July 8, 2022 Brandon Ivey The MBS is stocked with loans originated amid the rising rate environment.Read More