GNMA MBS Production Down Sharply in February March 18, 2019 John Bancroft Much of the reduced refi business resulted from a 14.8% drop in cash-out transactions...Read More
Worried About Risk, FHA Seeks to Mitigate Decreasing Credit Scores, More… March 18, 2019 George Brooks Changes to the agency’s TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard, go into effect March 18...Read More
Non-QM Lender Angel Oak Quickly Returns to the MBS Market with its Largest Deal Yet March 18, 2019 Brandon Ivey The underlying mortgages have an average credit score of 703...Read More
Genworth Sale Continues to Drag On, Ninth Waiver Granted March 18, 2019 Paul Muolo The sale of Genworth was first announced in October, 2016…Read More
Short Takes: A New Wave of Optimism? / Value Your CFO / Feds Plan Community Hearings on BB&T-SunTrust Deal / MFA Buying Plenty of Whole Loans. Can An MBS Be Next? / Former HUD Official Pam Patenaude Lands March 18, 2019 Paul Muolo Mortgage REIT MFA Financial, New York, bought roughly $1 billion worth of loans during the fourth quarter...Read More
IRS Confirms that Lenders Are Eligible for New 20 Percent Deduction (in Some Instances) January 22, 2019 Brandon Ivey The IRS, however, doesn’t address whether lenders that purchase mortgages are eligible for the deduction.Read More
What We’re Hearing: GAO Worries About Fannie & Freddie / The Return of Jeb Hensarling / Top-Ranked Nonbank Enters the HELOC Market / Quicken Courts the Refi Market / Eddy Perez to Head MORPAC / Take Our Salary Survey January 18, 2019 The title of the new GAO report says it all: The Prolonged Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...Read More
JPM Packs GSE-Eligible Collateral into a $978 Million Non-Agency MBS January 16, 2019 Brandon Ivey Roughly 42 originators are providing collateral for the JPM MBS…Read More
GSE Market Shifted Toward Megabanks in 4Q18 January 16, 2019 John Bancroft Chase’s secondary market patterns are typically herky-jerky…Read More
Residential Lending Declines for Both BofA and U.S. Bank January 16, 2019 Paul Muolo A top ten lender, U.S. Bank produced $9.1 billion of mortgages in 4Q18, a 19.1 sequential decline...Read More
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