Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright Bolts Agency for SFIG January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Bright will earn significantly more working for SFIG than at Ginnie, easily doubling his salary and then some...Read More
As Business Slows, Lenders Cut Branches, Channels; Movement Gets Eagle Franchise January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Movement said the acquisition “significantly” expands its presence in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West…Read More
Short Takes: Who Is Maren Kasper? / Not Shy / Headed to the White House? / GSE ‘Recap and Release’ Just Got Knee-Capped / IMA Offers Bulk MSR Package January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo With Michael Bright's departure, GSE "recap and release" just got hurt...Read More
Servicing Sales to Boom in Early 2019, IMBs Need Cash January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo “The only way to get through that is to sell assets – and for many of them that means mortgage servicing rights,” Steve Harris of MIAC told Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
Signs of Life in the MH Market: AZ Servicer of Manufactured Housing Loans Receives Rating, MBS Issuance Likely January 9, 2019 Brandon Ivey Cascade services $1.3 billion of product…Read More
FHA Tells Servicers to be Lenient Toward Furloughed Federal Workers and Contractors January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo The FHA handbook states that servicers can receive a “financial incentive” for offering forbearance...Read More
Angel Oak Expects Sustained Non-QM Growth in 2019 January 9, 2019 Brandon Ivey The non-QM market is booming, said Angel Oak executive Tom Hutchens…Read More
Short Takes: UWM Removes LLPAs on Certain Loans / New Mortgage Applications Come Roaring Back / Tempering Optimism with a Government Shutdown / Seterus’ Leslie Peeler? / Complaints Registered January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo Four years ago, Leslie Peeler, the Fannie Mae senior vice president in charge of the GSE’s servicing decisions, left the mortgage giant for Seterus. Read More
Market Shocker: Ginnie Mae Interim President Michael Bright Quits January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo Bright was first nominated to the post by President Trump in May of last year. He had been serving as an EVP at Ginnie.Read More
The Final Ginnie Mae Issue Tally for 2018: $388 Billion January 8, 2019 George Brooks Feeding the decline was an 18.8 percent sequential drop in VA purchase loans…Read More