What We’re Hearing: Good Luck Mr. Calabria / So What’s First on the List? / Digital Mortgages, the Great Mortgage Employment Reducer? / About that 25 BPs LLPA Charge from Fannie Mae / Op-Ed by Caliber CEO Das Sets Tongues Wagging April 12, 2019 Paul Muolo A new op-ed from Caliber Home Loans CEO Sanjiv Das has people talking, and not necessarily in a good way...Read More
Wells Fargo Not Off the Hook April 11, 2019 Yemeng Yang Top CFPB and OCC officials said all options are on the table for cracking down on Wells Fargo.Read More
Consumer Complaints Filed with the CFPB Continue to Fall April 10, 2019 Yemeng Yang Mortgage complaints declined by 11.1%...Read More
Short Takes: Fannie and Freddie, Lenders of Last Resort? / Privately Held and Ranked Eighth / Caliber Settles with the Bay State / New American Jumps Into Non-QM Waters / A Tom Clancy-Like Warning April 10, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Short Takes: Judge Orders Mediation for Quicken and Uncle Sam / Fighting Rather Than Quitting / A Mortgage Sample of Just 55 Loans / Calabria and GSE Stock Prices / Waiting on the Swearing In / Arch and Some Predictions About the (Coming) Recession April 9, 2019 Paul Muolo In late 2015, Quicken executive Bill Emerson complained how DOJ sued based on a paltry sample of the lender’s government-backed loans. “They cherry-picked just 55 loans [for its case],” he said…Read More
Lenders Fear Expanded HMDA Reporting Could Lead to More Scrutiny April 9, 2019 Yemeng Yang More data = more scrutiny?Read More
Short Takes: No Docs Making a Comeback / Overcapacity Still a Problem, Says KBW / It’s All About Controlling Costs / loanDepot’s Hsieh Welcomes Zillow as a Competitor / Chief of Staff Miller Resigns at Treasury April 8, 2019 Paul Muolo Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says overcapacity in the mortgage industry continues to be a problem... Read More
Mortgage Employment Continues to Lag. But Is a Turnaround in the Works? April 8, 2019 Paul Muolo As industry consultant Paul Hindman noted: “The dramatic swing in mortgage interest rates changed the game big time."Read More
Senate Confirms Calabria as Next FHFA Director. His First Move? April 5, 2019 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier The vote was 52 to 44, along party lines... Read More
JPM Chief Estimates $1T in Lost Mortgage Volume, Hints the Bank Might Change its Mortgage Strategy April 5, 2019 Brandon Ivey Dimon added that Chase is “intensely reviewing” its role in originating, servicing and holding mortgages due to regulatory issues... Read More
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