Short Takes: Planet Financial Group Plans Debt Offering / Little Demand for ARMs / Regulators Taking More Comments on Burdens / Rithm Shifts on Expanded-Credit MBS December 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey Fitch assigned a B rating to the planned $400 million senior unsecured debt issuance from Planet Financial Group.Read More
Conforming-Jumbo Business Grows in Third Quarter December 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey In the third quarter, conforming jumbos accounted for 5.4% of total agency business.Read More
MBA Ready to Work on GSE Reform, Seeks Explicit Guarantee of MBS December 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey “For MBA, the most critical issue to address before releasing the GSEs is the establishment of an explicit federal backstop for mortgage-backed securities,” according to Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.Read More
Ellington to Securitize Closed-End Seconds Originated by PennyMac December 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey It's the first securitization of closed-end second liens from the affiliate of Ellington Management Group.Read More
Short Takes: FHA Adopts Bank-Like Cyber Reporting Requirements / CFPB Looks to Regulate Data Brokers / Bipartisan Legislation in House on AI / Expanded-Credit MBS From Invictus December 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey FHA’s new cyber incident reporting requirements align with those of the federal banking regulators.Read More
Hiring Outlook Cloudy, LO Comp Under Pressure? December 2, 2024 Paul Muolo Commissions for retail mortgage loan officers seem to be stuck in a narrow band, said one consulting firm.Read More
Bipartisan Caucus Protests Title Waivers December 2, 2024 Dennis Hollier The caucus suggested FHFA’s title pilot hasn’t been appropriately vetted.Read More
Fitch: Mortgages Looking Up, Consumer Finance Not So Much December 2, 2024 Paul Muolo Fitch is hopeful about gain-on-sale margins going into 2025.Read More
Servicing Profits a Drag for Many in 3Q24 December 2, 2024 Brandon Ivey The good news: All the firms reported positive income from production, although a few earned less than they had in 2Q24.Read More
Conforming Loan Limit to Rise 5.2% in 2025 November 26, 2024 Brandon Ivey The baseline conforming loan limit for a one-unit property will be $806,500 for 2025.Read More