Annaly and Barclays also like the idea of replacing Fannie and Freddie with several smaller MBS guarantors. At March 31, Annaly owned roughly $103 billion worth of agency mortgage-backed securities...
Roughly three years ago, Rushmore – a privately held nondepository – entered the origination market as a direct-to-consumer lender. Prior to that, it had been known primarily as a subservicing specialist.
In May of this year Blankenstein resigned from the CFPB, where he served as associate policy director overseeing supervision, enforcement and fair lending. His past writings came to light in the fall of 2018.
The $377.47 million deal from Waterfall Asset Management marks the second non-agency MBS backed by proprietary reverse mortgages to receive a credit rating since 2007.
In a similar move, FHA is developing a modern, single-technology platform suitable to the emerging digital and paperless mortgage environment. The system will provide lenders with a single port to conduct business from applications to claims, including the ability to track requests throughout the life cycle of the loan, said FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery.
The expanded credit sector (which includes non-QM lending) shows promise but accounted for just 2.8% of total residential MBS issued in the first quarter, according to Inside MBS & ABS.
Although similar to Fannie’s HomeStyle loans, CHOICERenovation is novel in that it can also be used to renovate and repair properties damaged in a natural disaster, or to fund renovations, such as flood barriers or retaining walls, that might help prevent damage from a natural disaster.
Within the White House, the administration’s point person on GSE issues is Andrew Olmem, who serves on the National Economic Council. Prior to joining the NEC in 2017, Olmem was a partner at Venable, LLP. He also served as the Republican chief counsel and deputy staff director of the Senate Banking Committee.
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