Short Takes: Mr. Cooper Growing and Shrinking / State Regulators Urge Mortgage Industry to Log In / Home Sales ‘Stuck’ / Expanded-Credit MBS From A&D October 24, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mr. Cooper group has reduced its servicing staff and is adding to its originations unit.Read More
Short Takes: Applications Drop / Home Price Reading for September / SBA Out of Funding for Disaster Loans / NYCB to Rebrand as Flagstar / Acra Brings MBS / PrimeLending Looking to Grow October 16, 2024 Brandon Ivey Applications for refis declined by 26% last week.Read More
Wells Fargo’s Cuts to Mortgage Staff Level Off October 14, 2024 Brandon Ivey Wells originated $5.5 billion of mortgages through the retail channel in the third quarter of 2024, down 14.1% from the third quarter of 2023.Read More
Lenders Improve Efficiency With Originations Increasing October 14, 2024 Paul Muolo Residential funders employed 184,000 full-timers at the end of August, down 12,600 from August 2023.Read More
Originations Are Up, But Sector Employment is Almost Flat October 7, 2024 Paul Muolo The good news: It was the highest residential lender jobs reading since March of this year...Read More
FHLBanks Receive Climate Change Directive From FHFA October 1, 2024 Dennis Hollier FHFA will hold FHLBank boards and senior management accountable for planning for and adapting to the shifting risks posed by the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related natural disasters.Read More
Sizeable Pay Cuts for Some CEOs of Mid-Sized Nonbanks? September 30, 2024 Paul Muolo In some cases, CEO pay was cut in half at mid-sized nonbanks.Read More
Offshoring Mortgage Tasks: Not Just for Servicers September 23, 2024 James Dohnert Offshore labor can be used to prepare origination files for credit decisions by a licensed underwriter.Read More
Freddie Appoints Diana Reid as CEO September 10, 2024 Dennis Hollier The selection of Diana Reid means Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHFA are now all run by female executives.Read More
Mortgage Bankers, Brokers Add Workers September 9, 2024 Paul Muolo The rallying cry from UWM's Mat Ishbia: The "refi boom" has begun!Read More