Short Takes: Not the Best Written Indictment? (Manafort) / Bought for $3 Million but Worth $8 Million a Few Years Later / Rates Move Lower / Applications Move Higher / PennyMac’s $200 Million Stock Sale / A New Hire for Gateway Mortgage March 14, 2019 Paul Muolo Thanks to declining interest rates, lenders are feeling more optimistic these days...Read More
Freddie Mac’s MBS Business Rebounds in February March 13, 2019 John Bancroft Fannie Mae saw its monthly MBS output decline by 18.1% from January…Read More
Tiered Supervision of Nonbanks Advocated by Trade Groups March 13, 2019 Yemeng Yang Nonbanks in recent years have expanded their presence in the market significantly...Read More
Broker Business Gained Market Share in 2018 March 13, 2019 John Bancroft Retail’s biggest presence was in the jumbo market…Read More
Short Takes: More Non-QM MBS Deals on the Way / What’s Ginnie Mae Really Worried About? / A Big ‘Nothing Burger’? / What Borrowers Want When They Shop Online for a Mortgage / Amherst’s Appetite for SFR / A New Hire for Incenter March 13, 2019 Paul Muolo Another official described the Ginnie Mae change as a “nothing burger…”Read More
Sterling Bank and Trust, Citadel Servicing Top Contributors to Oaktree MBS March 12, 2019 Brandon Ivey Sterling will account for 58% of the loans in the MBS, Citadel 23%...Read More
Short Takes: Banking on a GSE Dividend / Maybe Next Time Around / Democrats Put CFPB Chief Kraninger on the Grill / Home Point Expands Correspondent Presence / A New Creative Hire for Guaranteed Rate March 12, 2019 Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang Kraninger faced some tough questions from Sen. Warren...Read More
New Residential Readies Second Non-QM MBS of the Quarter March 11, 2019 Brandon Ivey A number of firms regularly issue one non-QM deal per quarter. Two transactions is less common...Read More
Short Takes: Impac, Better Late Than Never / Wall Street Roots / An Early Start to Spring Home Buying? / Sprague Departs Phoenix Capital for STRATMOR Consultancy March 11, 2019 Paul Muolo An early start to the spring home buying season?Read More
Kraninger Defends Restructure of CFPB’s Fair Lending Office Implemented by Mulvaney March 8, 2019 Yemeng Yang Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said she won't reverse the restructure of fair lending office made by former Director Mick Mulvaney.Read More
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