New Applications Falter. Time to Manage Expenses? February 23, 2022 Paul Muolo Some lenders are hoping for a boost from the spring home buying season...Read More
FHA/VA Lending Strong in 2021 But 4Q Suffered a Drop February 23, 2022 Monica Hogan The top three ranked VA lenders in 2021: Freedom Mortgage, Rocket and Veterans United Home Loans...Read More
Jumbo Originations Flatten Out but Up Sharply for Full Year February 22, 2022 Brandon Ivey The top jumbo originator in 2021? That would be Chase, with Wells Fargo a close second...Read More
OCC’s Hsu Says CRA Changes Coming Soon February 22, 2022 Sam Manas CRA trouble ahead? OCC chief Hsu: “Home mortgage lending is dominated by a few banks and nonbank institutions lending nationwide"...Read More
Credit Suisse Taps Athas Capital for Non-QM MBS February 18, 2022 Brandon Ivey Athas was founded in 2008 and originated $1.2 billion of loans last year.Read More
Short Takes: Better.com’s New Hire / Check the Tape / Insider Buying is Good, Right? / CDFI Issues Second Non-QM Deal / A (Presidents) Day Off February 18, 2022 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Piper Sandler on loanDepot: "In our view, the stock is pricing-in a very long downturn in the mortgage market"... Read More
Retail Continues its Channel Domination February 17, 2022 John Bancroft For the full year, the wholesale channel accounted for 15.0% of originations, correspondent 21.6%...Read More
A Big Surprise? Deliveries Above the 2021 Baseline Loan Limit Spike in January February 17, 2022 Based on trends from prior years, roughly $25.0 billion of mortgages above the 2021 conforming loan limit would have been expected to be delivered to Fannie and Freddie in January...Read More
Better.com's C-Suite Post Merger? February 17, 2022 At one point, Selitto was Better's president, a title now held on an interim basis by CFO Kevin Ryan.Read More
Tough Times On the Application Front. Hope for March? February 16, 2022 Paul Muolo As one veteran manager characterized it: “It is what it is.”Read More
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