After a Multi-Year Low, Ginnie Loan Removals Spike in 2Q23 August 14, 2023 Brandon Ivey In case you didn't know, thanks to higher interest rates, the Ginnie "early buyout" game is over...Read More
For Sale: GSE MSRs With No Delinquencies August 14, 2023 Paul Muolo The loans backing the MSR portfolio hail from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas...Read More
Select Portfolio Servicing Placed Into a ‘Bad Bank’? August 11, 2023 Paul Muolo Has UBS given up on owning a servicer?Read More
GSEs to Phase Out COVID Servicing Policies August 10, 2023 Dennis Hollier Most pandemic-era flexibilities regarding QRPC, forbearances and loan-modification plans will sunset Nov. 1.Read More
United Wholesale’s Earnings Propped Up by MSR Sales August 10, 2023 Brandon Ivey Year-to-date, UWM has booked nearly $1.4 billion in proceeds from sales of MSRs and excess MSRs.Read More
Short Takes: Ishbia Bashes Rocket / UWM Goes High and Low / Foreclosures Decline / ‘Clueless’ on Housing August 10, 2023 Brandon Ivey Rocket has “kind of fallen off the deep end,” according to Mat Ishbia, chairman and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage.Read More
United Wholesale Mortgage Recovers From Loss in 1Q August 9, 2023 Brandon Ivey Much of the reversal in UWM’s earnings in the second quarter was tied to changes in the value of mortgage servicing rights.Read More
Losses Narrow at loanDepot in Second Quarter August 9, 2023 Paul Muolo CEO Frank Martell warned loanDepot will continue to “aggressively” reduce costs, a likely nod to additional layoffs.Read More
Servicers Advised to Improve Communications, Tech August 9, 2023 Sam Manas Borrowers express frustrations when they’re constantly transferred or handed off to another customer service representative.Read More
Mortgage Profits at Banks Increase in Second Quarter August 8, 2023 John Bancroft JPMorgan Chase led the industry with $274.0 million in mortgage fees and related income, a 22.9% boost from the first quarter.Read More
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