Short Takes: Ginnie Prevails in TCB HECM Lawsuit / CFPB to Issue New Proposal on Section 1071 Data Collection / Nominees for OCC, SEC Move Forward / Home Equity Usage Expected to Rise April 4, 2025 Brandon Ivey A district court issued a summary judgment in favor of Ginnie Mae in a lawsuit brought by Texas Capital Bank against the agency.Read More
Fitch Loses Share in Non-Agency MBS Market April 3, 2025 John Bancroft Four rating services gained on Fitch in 2024 in terms of rating share for non-agency MBS issuance.Read More
loanDepot to Issue Revolving Warehouse Securitization April 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey It will be the 11th issuance of its type by loanDepot.Read More
Lenders Seek Changes to FHFA’s Credit Score Effort April 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier Among other requests, the coalition of lender trade groups wants FHFA to conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the initiative.Read More
Short Takes: UWM Breaks With Mr. Cooper / Foreshadowing From Gilbert / Annaly Brings Another Expanded-Credit MBS / BPL MBS From Velocity April 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey “UWM will be discontinuing our subservicing relationship with Mr. Cooper and they will no longer be [a mortgage servicing right] sale partner,” a UWM spokesperson said.Read More
GSEs Sell Off RPLs, NPLs April 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey Reperforming loans sold by Fannie had an unpaid principal balance of $558.7 million.Read More
Former Freddie CEO Layton Skeptical of GSE Capital Raise April 2, 2025 Dennis Hollier Don Layton noted that administrative reform of the GSEs will inherently retain most of the structures and obligations in the GSE charters.Read More
Servicing Boosts Mortgage Earnings in Fourth Quarter April 1, 2025 John Bancroft The turnaround in servicing profitability was driven by markups in the value of mortgage servicing rights net of hedging efforts.Read More
Brookfield Asset Management to Acquire Majority Stake in Angel Oak April 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey Brookfield has more than $1.0 trillion in assets under management across a variety of sectors.Read More
Short Takes: Rocket’s Corporate Rating Could Be Downgraded / Non-QM Impairments Up Sharply / HUD Streamlines Website / Somewhat Seasoned HELs in New Securitization April 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey Rocket’s long-term issuer default rating could be downgraded due to elevated corporate leverage.Read More