As Wedbush and other research firms have pointed out: Mr. Cooper does not hedge its MSR positions, resulting in large non-cash marks when rates decline from quarter to quarter, and write-ups when interest rates increase.
The trade groups are calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to either remove FHA certifications or replace them with a straightforward lender acknowledgement of key requirements based on loan eligibility…
The other lenders that Moody's looked at: Ditech Financial, Freedom Mortgage, Mr. Cooper, New Residential, Ocwen Financial, PennyMac Financial Services, Provident Funding Associates and Stearns Lending...
“This case, which clearly presents the question whether the CFPB is constitutional, is an ideal vehicle for the court’s review,” wrote Seila Law. “The petition for a writ of certiorari should therefore be granted.”
Mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs will account for 13.1% of the $353.4 million deal, which is more than double the share of GSE-eligible mortgages in the previous expanded-credit MBS from Redwood.
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition provides a way for Stearns to eliminate the debt while selling the balance of the firm to Blackstone. But there’s a catch: the bankruptcy plan allows for third-party investors to make a bid for Stearns.
We understand from informed sources that paying off Fannie/Freddie shareholders (the ones suing Uncle Sam) is calculation that certain federal officials have entertained.
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