State AGs Will Fill the Void if CFPB Punts on Disparate-Impact Use September 24, 2018 Yemeng Yang CFPB chief Mick Mulvaney said the bureau is “no longer allowed” to make any rules about disparate impact under ECOA…Read More
Short Takes: Freddie Doesn’t Mince Words / Thinking of Going Public? / Why Amazon and Google Won’t Buy an Existing Franchise / Moogle or Moogage? / Texas Capital’s Deposit Base / Mortgage Job Cuts at USAA September 24, 2018 Paul Muolo Meanwhile, Hindman doesn’t see Amazon or Google buying an existing mortgage franchise... Read More
Deephaven Set to Issue its Largest Nonprime MBS to Date September 21, 2018 Brandon Ivey Mortgages from 74 lenders will be included in the deal…Read More
Wells Fargo Announces Job Cuts. The Mortgage Damage Could Total 3,097 Positions September 21, 2018 Paul Muolo The megabank is not commenting on how the cuts might affect specific business units... Read More
Industry Lauds Passage of Bill to Fix the VA ‘Orphan’ Loan Mess September 21, 2018 George Brooks The Zeldin bill passed by a vote of 48-0.Read More
What We’re Hearing: Freddie Mac Puts on its Banker Hat / Some Interesting Policy Moves by Mel Watt / Nonbank Liquidity is a Good Thing, Right? / The Progressives v. the Traditionalists / Eat a Peach: CFPB Moves an Office to Atlanta September 21, 2018 Paul Muolo The idea to ban nonbanks from the FHLB system (via the captive loophole) increasingly looks like a head-scratcher....Read More
Tough Times, but Wells Fargo Expects to Gain Lending Market Share September 20, 2018 Brandon Ivey Wells SVP John Shrewsberry: “In first mortgage, I would say, we should outperform whatever the market is delivering…”Read More
Surprise: Non-Agency Option Dings GSE Conforming-Jumbo Business September 20, 2018 John Bancroft More conventional loans that fit under the GSE loan limits for high-cost markets are ending up in non-agency mortgage-backed securities…Read More
Brian Brooks, a Possible Successor to Fannie CEO Mayopoulos, Departs September 20, 2018 Paul Muolo Brooks was vice chairman of OneWest Bank, a depository once owned by current Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.Read More
Incenter Halts ‘Active Market Making’ of TBA Securities September 20, 2018 Paul Muolo Incenter is a “portfolio” company of The Blackstone Group, which has several mortgage-related investments including…Read More
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