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The Pandemic Effect: First Quarter MSR ‘Marks’ Could Be Brutal

April 2, 2020
Paul Muolo

“Delinquencies are coming,” said one investment banker. “We just don’t know what the number is.”


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Redwood Selling Assets at a Loss, Meeting Margin Calls

April 2, 2020
Brandon Ivey

Redwood has been able to meet margin calls but is selling mortgage securities at a loss.


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On the Decline in 1Q20: GSE Acquisitions of Loans with PMI

April 2, 2020
John Bancroft

Private MI business depends heavily on purchase-mortgage activity, and that’s where Fannie and Freddie saw the biggest decline...


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Extra CRA Credit for Low/Mod Lending During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2020
Yemeng Yang

Additional community development activities (loans, investments or services that support digital access, health care, small business operations and food supplies) will receive consideration for CRA credit during the pandemic.


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Subservicing Sector Continues to Grow

April 1, 2020
Paul Muolo

Ditech Financial, the nation’s 10th largest subservicer last time around, disappeared from the ranking because a large chunk of the company’s business, including subservicing assignments, was sold to New Residential Investment Corp.


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New Loan Applications Head North Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty

April 1, 2020
Paul Muolo

As New Jersey loan broker Brian Benjamin put it, “Most lenders I see now want a paystub within 30 days of closing and a verbal VOE [verification of employment] within five days of closing.”


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New 'Flexibilities' from the GSEs Might Actually Hamper Production

April 1, 2020
Dennis Hollier

The new “flexibilities” cover both originations and appraisals. On the origination front, Fannie and Freddie will reduce the acceptable age of income documentation on most loans to 60 days from 120...


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Banks Originating Jumbo Mortgages Despite Market Turmoil

March 31, 2020
Brandon Ivey

Some good news: The top five producers of jumbo mortgages all continue to originate the loans, despite the market turmoil caused by the coronavirus...


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FHFA Directs Fannie and Freddie to Wind Down ‘Up Front’ CRT Arrangements

March 31, 2020
Dennis Hollier

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is one of just a handful of companies invested in what Fannie calls front-end CRT…


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No.-4 Ranked Servicer Cuts Dividend to Maintain Liquidity

March 31, 2020
Paul Muolo

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said the dividend cut is in line with expectations. "However, we think investor focus remains on the company's ability to finance its non-agency MBS."


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