Short Takes: Staying In the Game / JPM and BofA / Easy Money, Not Destined to Last / Footnote on Wells / FHA? / Publishing Break January 13, 2023 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey The residential finance sector is going through a cleansing of sorts that will result in a leaner, meaner industry...Read More
Short Takes: A Tough Quarter for KB? / It’s All Relative / GOS Improvement, Maybe / More Cutbacks at Blend / Sachem’s CIO Departs January 12, 2023 Paul Muolo Sachem's CIO has resigned to pursue retirement and other opportunities...Read More
Wells Exits Correspondent Lending, Will Shrink Servicing Portfolio January 11, 2023 Brandon Ivey For decades, Wells has capitalized on the cross-selling opportunities inherent in mortgage lending...Read More
Some Positive News For Non-QMs: Money Managers Need Yield January 11, 2023 Paul Muolo Acra ranks 11th among expanded-credit originators...Read More
Short Takes: A Big (Wells) Surprise? Not Really… / The GSE Role / Who’s Next? / Rate Buydown Ramifications / Some Job Cuts at Rocket January 11, 2023 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey The downside to mortgage rate buydowns...Read More
UWM Expands Rate-Buydown Options January 10, 2023 Namrata Bhatia The Michigan mortgage giant is one of several major lenders gambling that the opportunity to lower rates will attract more homebuyers.Read More
Redfin: Lenders Lose Market Share on Purchase Deals January 10, 2023 Brandon Ivey Cash sales have gained market share during a time when mortgage financing typically increases...Read More
Short Takes: SCOTUS Nixes Takings Appeal / Home Purchase Sentiment Ticks Up Slightly / Judge Tosses AML Countersuit In UWM Case January 10, 2023 Dennis Hollier SCOTUS declines appeal of net worth sweep case, effectively ending GSE shareholders' takings argument.Read More
A New Reality for GSE Loans: Better FICOs, Lower LTVS January 9, 2023 Andras Malatinszky Notable: Roughly 9.9% of all purchase loans were in the under-60% LTV range, a 289-bps increase since the first quarter.Read More
CFPB Lingo Change Could Make Bank-Statement Loans Tricky January 9, 2023 Sam Manas Change Home Mortgage General Counsel Alan Lindeke said that could be an issue for some lenders...Read More
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