The deadline for potential competitors to submit their proposals was Sept. 15. However, that was just the first of four phases in the selection process established last year by the FHFA. The enterprises expect the process to take at least another year to complete.
On Friday, Black Knight Financial released its forbearance tally, saying the measurement declined 137,000 units for the seven-day period ending Nov. 3. Roughly 2.9 million mortgagors are in some type of COVID-related relief program or 5.45% of those with a first lien...
The calculus is straightforward: With that much capital tied up in equity, it’s difficult to see how the GSEs could generate adequate returns to attract investors.
Moreover, the "back to the office" quandary became even more pertinent Monday morning, given the positive news surrounding the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
The result was that nonbanks at the end of September accounted for 49.1% of the top-50 market, a measurement that includes a substantial volume of subservicing.