Not a Pretty Picture for the Mortgage IPO Class of ’20-21 August 6, 2021 Paul Muolo It's hard out there for a publicly traded mortgage company, especially for the recent IPO class...Read More
PennyMac is Not Immune. 2Q Results Affected by MSR Marks, Lower GOS August 6, 2021 Brandon Ivey In 2Q, margins compressed at PennyMac and the value of its MSRs fell sharply. Sound familiar?Read More
New York Emerges as a Battleground on Nonbank CRA August 5, 2021 Lisa Burden The proposed legislation has passed both chambers of the New York Assembly and awaits the governor’s consideration.Read More
Flagstar Top Contributor to Expanded-Credit MBS in 2Q21 August 4, 2021 Brandon Ivey Some $1.12 billion of ECMs originated by Flagstar were included in non-agency MBS during 2Q21. The lender is slated for sale to NYCB.Read More
NJ Nonbank Sets Merger With Fintech Shop Figure August 4, 2021 Brandon Ivey Homebridge ranks 35th among all home lenders, according to Inside Mortgage Finance...Read More
Citi Recruits Liz Bryant from Wells Fargo to Head Mortgage Sales August 4, 2021 Monica Hogan Back in April, Citi hired J.R. Russell, head of consumer direct lending, away from Wells where he served in a similar role.Read More
An Across-the-Board Drop in Mortgage Complaints August 4, 2021 Lisa Burden On the origination side of the ledger, issues with loan applications decreased 7.0% to 1,613...Read More
Fannie Reports Stellar 2Q21 Earnings, Says the AMRF Not a Big Contributor August 3, 2021 Paul Muolo Fannie’s net worth position increased to $37.5 billion, up 47.4% from a year ago.Read More
Calling it a ‘Transitional’ Period, loanDepot’s Earnings Get Smoked August 3, 2021 Paul Muolo The California-based nonbank saw its gain-on-sale margin slip to 228 basis points compared to 298 bps in 1Q21 and a whopping 539 bps in the year-ago quarter...Read More
Investment-Property MBS Gains Traction (Thank You FHFA) August 3, 2021 Brandon Ivey As has been the case for the past few months, the IP deals were largely stocked with loans that were eligible for sale to Fannie and Freddie...Read More