Caliber is worried that if interest rates rise from current levels, the volume of prepayments and mortgage payoffs is likely to decline, which will reduce the cash available to fund servicing-advance obligations.
Consultant David Lykken believes how well a lender can downsize its operations when business slows will determine whether its stock price gets crushed...
The agencies securitized almost $592 billion of single-family refi loans, a 17.8% increase from 2Q. Refis accounted for 64.7% of the market during the third quarter. However, purchase-mortgage activity increased more in percentage terms...
The rescission of the bulletin does not mean MSAs are presumably legal. Instead, it will depend on how the business relationship is structured and implemented.
Fannie and Freddie securitized $556.2 billion of single-family loans that were aged three months or less when the MBS was issued, a whopping 81.0% increase from the prior quarter.