Earnings Season is About to Start. Hope for Mortgage Bankers? January 11, 2022 As Wedbush Securities notes in a new report, “We expect lower prepayment speeds should lead to positive marks on MSR values in the quarter.”Read More
Servicers Skittish on Moving Forward with Foreclosures January 11, 2022 Brandon Ivey With the CFPB watching closely, mortgage servicers are careful about how they approach foreclosures...Read More
As Nonbank Mortgage Stocks Swoon... January 7, 2022 Paul Muolo Two of the six — UWM and FoA — became public entities via a SPAC maneuver, something Better.com is presently attempting.Read More
$10 Billion Worth of MSRs Hit the Market January 6, 2022 Paul Muolo In a red hot servicing market, bidding could be fierce...Read More
loanDepot Reaches Milestone on Developing Inhouse Servicing Platform January 4, 2022 Paul Muolo Ginnie Mae mortgages carry a servicing fee of 44 basis points. It can now keep that income all to itself, instead of sharing it with a subservicing vendor...Read More
The Fed: Borrowers Benefit From An Increase in Nonbank Share December 28, 2021 Dennis Hollier Fed researchers found that a one-standard-deviation increase in market share led to an 18% reduction in mortgage complaints against nonbanks...Read More
Credit Unions Get the Right to Buy MSRs. However... December 23, 2021 Brandon Ivey The regulatory development sounds interesting, but there are a few strings attached...Read More
Serious Delinquencies Elevated Despite Improving Loan Performance December 23, 2021 Brandon Ivey While the delinquency rate is near pre-COVID levels, the number of seriously delinquent borrowers is significantly higher.Read More
Banks Keep Adding to Their First-Lien Portfolios December 22, 2021 Among the 10 largest banks in terms of first-lien investments, only top-ranked Wells Fargo reduced its portfolio during the July-September period.Read More
FHA’s Regulatory Workload Remains Significant in 2022 December 22, 2021 Monica Hogan A spokesperson said HUD is assessing feedback on its proposal for a combination 40-year loan mod...Read More