Fed Paper Suggests Refi Discrimination on Some Low-Balance Loans August 17, 2022 Dennis Hollier The Fed found that borrowers with balances below $150,000 pay proportionally higher closing costs...Read More
Mortgage-Related Complaints Decline in 2Q22 August 16, 2022 Sam Manas Criticism about applications plunged 26% year over year...Read More
When the Going Gets Tough in Mortgages, Some Banks Partner With Rocket August 16, 2022 Brandon Ivey The alliance offers Santander a chance to evolve its business without added costs...Read More
A New Twist on Mortgage Fraud? Apparently So... August 15, 2022 Dennis Hollier The first hint of this false identity scheme came through a tip to the SFFR team...Read More
A Few Months After Launch, Non-QM Correspondent Effort Shuttered August 12, 2022 Paul Muolo Another non-QM lender has fallen...Read More
Impac’s Originations and Profit Margins Plummet in 2Q22 August 12, 2022 Brandon Ivey The lender's gain-on-sale margin plunged to just 14 basis points in the April-June period from 124 bps in 1Q22.Read More
Grapevine: Battle of the Mortgage Titans / Better August 11, 2022 Paul Muolo UWM outearned Rocket in the second quarter, but mortgage banking is a nine-inning game. Meanwhile, not only is Better.com struggling, so is its chief benefactor, SoftBank.Read More
UWM’s Ishbia Throws Down the Gauntlet: ‘We Control the Margins’ August 11, 2022 Brandon Ivey When it comes to GOS, UWM's Mat Ishbia says he's running the table...Read More
LoanDepot Discloses Warehouse Waivers, Raises the Specter of Reorganization August 11, 2022 Paul Muolo The company, ranked seventh by Inside Mortgage Finance, is not alone when it comes to warehouse waivers being granted.Read More
FHFA: Servicers Must Maintain Fair Housing Data August 11, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie/Freddie servicers must collect age, race, ethnicity and language preference data from borrowers.Read More
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