PIMCO Issuing Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned Mortgages April 11, 2019 Brandon Ivey It was rumored that PIMCO was considering issuing non-agency MBS backed by nonprime non-qualified mortgages but loans in the pending deal have seasoned for a number of years and the borrowers have prime credit...Read More
Lenders Fear Expanded HMDA Reporting Could Lead to More Scrutiny April 9, 2019 Yemeng Yang More data = more scrutiny?Read More
Non-QM Production Up 40% at Citadel April 8, 2019 Paul Muolo Citadel could break the $3.0 billion mark in non-QM servicing by the end of May…Read More
Servicing Sales Should Remain Strong. However… April 8, 2019 Brandon Ivey With interest rates declining of late, MSR sellers could rethink their strategies…Read More
Mortgage Employment Continues to Lag. But Is a Turnaround in the Works? April 8, 2019 Paul Muolo As industry consultant Paul Hindman noted: “The dramatic swing in mortgage interest rates changed the game big time."Read More
Senate Confirms Calabria as Next FHFA Director. His First Move? April 5, 2019 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier The vote was 52 to 44, along party lines... Read More
HomeStreet Strikes Deal to Sell MB Offices to NJ Nonbank April 5, 2019 Paul Muolo It looks as though the Seattle-based HomeStreet is slowing kissing the residential mortgage business goodbye...Read More
JPM Chief Estimates $1T in Lost Mortgage Volume, Hints the Bank Might Change its Mortgage Strategy April 5, 2019 Brandon Ivey Dimon added that Chase is “intensely reviewing” its role in originating, servicing and holding mortgages due to regulatory issues... Read More
California Moves Forward on Plans to Create a CFPB-Like Agency April 5, 2019 Yemeng Yang The California governor last week appointed a former CFPB enforcement attorney, Manuel Alvarez, as DBO commissioner. Read More
What We’re Hearing: A Mortgage Sea Change for JPMorgan Chase? / Dimon Beats Up on Nonbanks (Again) / Kumbaya on Loan Brokers? (Not Likely) / Calabria’s First Move? / IMA Selling Bulk MSR Portfolio / Layoffs at Ditech Financial April 5, 2019 Paul Muolo Who knows – maybe Dimon will once again embrace doing business with loan brokers...Read More
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