State Regulators Expected to Fill Void Under Trump January 7, 2025 Shannon Clark “We can continue to expect [states] to be as active and maybe even more so this time around,” said Kathryn Ryan, a partner at Orrick.Read More
Similarities in New VantageScore Compared With FICO January 7, 2025 Dennis Hollier Despite the similarities in results from the scoring models, there are some major differences in how the scores are constructed.Read More
Short Takes: Rocket Fueling Redwood’s MBS / Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap / Chase’s Servicing Unit / Homeowners Plan to Stay Put January 7, 2025 Brandon Ivey Redwood has issued eight consecutive prime non-agency MBS where Rocket Mortgage was the top contributor of loans.Read More
Time to Wrap Up Those LO Contracts January 6, 2025 Paul Muolo Recruiter Rick Roque says it’s in the best interest of management to finalize compensation agreements by mid-March...Read More
Large Nonbanks Take Back Some Origination Share January 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey All of the top five lenders are nonbanks, led by United Wholesale Mortgage.Read More
DBRS Updates Rating Assumptions for Second Liens January 3, 2025 James Dohnert The rating service made the update following a review that found that CES loans originated pre-crisis had notably worse characteristics compared with originations in recent years.Read More
Short Takes: Interest Rates Rising / Housing Inventory Improving / More Non-Agency MBS in the Works January 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey Interest rates on mortgages increased to a level last seen in July 2024.Read More
Brokers Gain Some Share in FHA/VA Lending in 3Q January 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey The increase in broker originations was largely driven by two lenders: United Wholesale Mortgage and PennyMac Financial.Read More
Refi Share of Applications Falls Below 40% at Year-End January 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey The refi share of applications was as high as 55.7% in late September.Read More
Short Takes: Annaly off to Quick Start With MBS in 2025 / Outsourcing in Zambia / Residential PACE Originations Constrained January 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey Annaly Capital Management is preparing to issue the first non-agency MBS of 2025.Read More