Appraisers to White House: You’ll Destroy the Profession June 10, 2021 Maria Volkova Appraisal professional Mike Ford: “We’re not permitted to consider the race of the residents, their sexual orientation, their age or their gender.”Read More
Credit Union Steps Up to Buy TIAA’s Correspondent Unit June 9, 2021 Paul Muolo No purchase price was revealed. It marks at least the second known correspondent sale of the spring/summer season...Read More
Angel Oak’s REIT Could Raise Close to $200 Million with IPO June 9, 2021 Brandon Ivey After a long slowdown tied to the pandemic, the Angel Oak family of companies is ramping up its originations of non-QMs...Read More
Denial Rates for FHA Loans Highest Among All Loan Types June 9, 2021 Lisa Burden Roughly 14.1% of borrowers who applied for an FHA-insured purchase loan were turned down last year, compared to 12.4% in 2019.Read More
Correspondent Channel Gains Jumbo Market Share in 1Q21 June 9, 2021 Brandon Ivey The renewed emphasis on the correspondent channel was widespread, with nearly every lender in the group increasing originations on a sequential basis.Read More
A Different Kind of M&A: Regions Strikes Deal to Buy HIL Firm June 8, 2021 Paul Muolo EnerBank — a subsidiary of CMS Energy — has funded $11.6 billion in home improvement projects since 2002 and currently boasts loan balances of $2.8 billion.Read More
Flagstar Boosting its Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance June 8, 2021 Brandon Ivey The collateral was originated by Flagstar and has seasoned for roughly two months.Read More
Ginnie Mae Market Sags in May as Refinance Drops Sharply June 8, 2021 John Bancroft A slowdown in refinance activity was responsible for the May swoon.Read More
Expanded-Credit Production Nearly Flat in 1Q21 June 7, 2021 Brandon Ivey In the first quarter of 2021, expanded-credit mortgages accounted for 0.7% of total first-lien production compared to 2.2% for all of 2019.Read More
Second Quarter Lending Shaping Up to Be Good, Not Great June 7, 2021 Paul Muolo The origination slowdown is finally here, but for now it's not so bad...Read More