Skip to content
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Cart
  • Inside Mortgage Finance
  • MBS & ABS
  • The GSEs
  • The CFPB
  • Mortgage Trends
  • FHA/VA Lending
  • Nonconforming Markets
  • Data
    • Subscribe to Data
Home » Topics » IMFnews » Regulatory

Regulatory
Regulatory RSS Feed RSS

Short Takes: Former FHLB Prez Gets Research Post at Treasury / Rising Once Again: Loan Applications / Lower Returns on MSRs (Ocwen) / Freddie SVP Ownership Filing / A Promotion at Guaranty Home Mortgage

November 13, 2019
Paul Muolo

KBW on Ocwen: “While the company is setting up MSR [mortgage servicing rights] financing facilities, management noted returns on available MSR trended down, though the company did lower its targeted ROE [return on equity] on agency MSR to 8.5% from 9.5%."


Read More

VA Warns Lenders on Fast Prepays, Threatens Action

November 13, 2019
Paul Muolo

“The purpose of this letter is to notify you of our findings, outline VA’s expectations regarding your efforts to cure noncompliance, detail what actions you might take and inform you of the actions VA will take if your curative efforts fail to bring the loans into compliance,” the correspondence reads…


Read More

Short Takes: A Buyer for Luxury Mortgage / Founded by David Adamo / Keeping an Eye on the 10-Year / PennyMac’s $100M Expense / SFA Has a New Research Chief

November 12, 2019
Paul Muolo

Luxury Mortgage was founded in 1996 and is currently headed by CEO David Adamo. Years ago, there was a company with a similar name headed by Michael Covino…


Read More

Kinder, Gentler FHA FCA Enforcement? Don’t Buy the Sizzle, Attorneys Warn

November 12, 2019
George Brooks

Currently, depository institutions account for only 14% of direct FHA lending compared with 45% in 2010.


Read More

Short Takes: GSE Stock Offering: Plotting Strategy / The Keys to the Kingdom / Don’t Defy ‘The Base’ / Impac Shares Suffered / Realogy Too / A Huge PR Hire for Wells

November 11, 2019
Paul Muolo

The U.S. Treasury Department – the owner of Fannie/Freddie senior preferred – is the entity that owns the keys to the ownership kingdom…


Read More

SEC Seeks to Boost ‘Registered’ Non-Agency MBS Deals

November 11, 2019
Brandon Ivey

Before the financial crisis, the “overwhelming majority” of non-agency MBS fell into the publicly registered category. But after the SEC issued wide-ranging changes to disclosure requirements in 2014, there has been no public issue of non-agency MBS whatsoever…


Read More

What We’re Hearing: Fannie Sounds Unhappy Regarding FHFA’s Pay Restrictions / Losing Mayopoulos / A Blend IPO? / Fannie Doesn’t Like Restrictions on Volume Discounts / A Nice Rate for Sachem

November 8, 2019
Paul Muolo

In the same 10-Q filing, Fannie makes it clear that it does not like one bit the prohibitions the FHFA has placed on its ability to offer volume-based pricing discounts to its seller/servicers. It also chafes at the notion of “similar restrictions" and being forced to operate a cash window for small lenders...


Read More

About Those GSE Volume Discounts…

November 8, 2019
Dennis Hollier

The GSE regulator said later on he found out that “lender A and lender B” were getting a different set of terms…


Read More

Short Takes: Nine Out of 10. Not Bad / Wringing Their Hands at FSOC / Risk? / Plaza Home Rolls Out New Reverse Product / A ‘Unique’ MBS from PIMCO

November 7, 2019
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

So now the big question: Are nonbanks really that risky when compared to depositories? A few decades ago, Congress had to bail out the savings and loan industry to the tune of $150 billion.


Read More

HomeStreet Fined by FDIC for RESPA Compliance Issues

November 7, 2019
Brandon Ivey

HomeStreet was faulted for paying mortgage referrals to real estate brokers and homebuilders...


Read More
Previous 1 2 … 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 … 218 219 Next

Latest Imf News

  • Agency Jumbo Volume Holds Steady in Third Quarter

  • Housing Bill With Bipartisan Support Introduced in House

  • Fannie Mae’s MBS Holdings Increase Again in November

  • Trump Admin Reorients FSOC to Growth and De-Regulation

More Imf News

Featured Data

  • Non-Agency Jumbo Originations Slow in Third Quarter

  • Jumbo Servicing Volume Slightly Down in Third Quarter

  • Refis Lift Agency MBS to Three-Year High in November

  • Broker Channel Regains Some Share in Third Quarter

More Featured Data

Featured Reports

  • Lender Profiles 2Q25: Top 25 (PDF)

  • GSE Repurchase Activity: Cumulative to Second Quarter 2025 (PDF Format)

  • Mortgage Profitability Report 2Q25 (PDF)

  • IMF HMDA Dashboard: 2024

More Latest Reports

Featured Poll

As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?

View Results
  • About
    • About Inside Mortgage Finance
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Privacy Policy/Terms
    • Article Reprints/Web Postings
    • Copyright FAQ
  • Customer Center
    • Subscribe
    • Request a Sample
    • Account Inquiries
    • Change of Address
    • Change of Delivery Method
    • Data Licensing
    • Password Reminder
    • Group Subscriptions
    • Refunds
    • Renew Your Subscription
    • E-mail Newsletters
  • Mortgage Data
    • Origination
    • Servicing and Portfolios
    • Mortgage Insurance
    • Securitization
    • Agency MBS Activity
    • Non-Agency MBS Activity
    • MBS Investor Activity
    • ABS Activity
    • Commercial MBS Activity
    • Funding Activity
    • Earnings and Financials
    • Regulatory Data
    • Mortgage Rates and Terms
    • Subscribe to Data
    • Lender Profiles
    • HMDA Dashboard
    • Contacts Directory
    • Custom Data
    • Data Licensing
  • Reports
    • Data Reports
    • Industry Studies
    • Regulatory Reports
    • Statistical Annual
    • Free Reports

© Copyright 2025 Inside Mortgage Finance Publications
Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing