Short Takes: Rates, Rates, Rates / When the Big Stock Swoon Comes / Checking In on Ditech / Mill City’s Non-Agency MBS / Illinois Branch Manager Accused of Fraud / MCT Hires Lenders One Manager November 19, 2018 Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Yemeng Yang Rates were in a decline Monday morning...Read More
After Cutting 400 Mortgage Workers in June, Wells Fargo Plans to Cut 900 More November 16, 2018 Paul Muolo Back in June, Wells trimmed 400 mortgage jobs, including 63 mortgage workers in Frederick, MD. Read More
What We’re Hearing: GNMA’s Michael Bright is Taking No Chances / Ginnie Servicing is Now Worth… / Bright and the FHFA Job / The Bigger You Are… / 47 Percent of Lenders Eyeing the Non-QM Market? / Radian Gets a New Controller November 16, 2018 Paul Muolo A new poll being conducted by Inside Mortgage Finance/IMFnews shows that 47 percent of lenders are contemplating originating non-QM mortgages in 2019...Read More
Short Takes: Who is Andrew Olmem and Why Does He Matter? (GSE Reform) / A Production Gain for Ditech / Citywide Home Loans Signs Partnership Deal with Stearns / Caliber Readies Nonprime MBS November 15, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo If you haven’t heard of Andrew Olmem before, it’s because he tends to keep a low profile.Read More
After Cutting 400 Mortgage Workers in June, Wells Fargo Plans to Cut 900 More November 15, 2018 Paul Muolo The megabank currently employs 27,000 mortgage-related workers or what it calls “team members.”Read More
Short Takes: MMIF Audit Due Thursday / Good News Expected but no FHA Premium Cut / Trades Voice Support for Kraninger at the CFPB / A Promotion at Stewart Title November 14, 2018 Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang The groups expressed their view that Kraninger has the ability to lead and manage the CFPB and protect the financial interest of consumers.Read More
PrimeLending Recruits LOs, Cuts Poor Performers November 13, 2018 Brandon Ivey As of early November, PrimeLending had 1,336 LOs registered on the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.Read More
Short Takes: Assessing the Value of GSE Common / The Prior Decade and GSE Share Prices / Worrying About Home Values in California / Another MBS Settlement for Wells Fargo / Vendor Hires Fannie Mae Official November 13, 2018 Paul Muolo Early last decade, Fannie common once traded as high as $85.03, Freddie $68.20.Read More
September Proves to be a Turning Point for Mortgage Employment, and Not in a Good Way November 12, 2018 Paul Muolo One loan broker said business has been so slow that it’s like, “going into a hockey rink overnight: Dead quiet.”Read More
Short Takes: Still Hiring, UWM / Strong Growth for the Nation’s Largest Wholesaler / The Moelis GSE Plan: the Good and the Bad / Promotions at Nations Lending November 12, 2018 Paul Muolo United Wholesale Mortgage continues to hire...Read More
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