In 1Q19, the top three HECM lenders were American Advisors Group, One Reverse Mortgage, and Synergy One Lending. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, which ranked fourth, is in the process of being sold…
The expanded credit sector (which includes non-QM lending) shows promise but accounted for just 2.8% of total residential MBS issued in the first quarter, according to Inside MBS & ABS.
loanDepot offers paid apprenticeships for entry-level employees and an Uber-like model that allows employees to work "anytime, anywhere, on their own schedule."
Fannie Mae this week promoted Strategy Advisor Andy Peters to vice president and head of single-family strategy. He joined the government-sponsored enterprise last fall...
The surging broker channel is attributable to rapid growth at United Wholesale Mortgage, by far the largest platform in the business. According to IMFresearch, no other table-funder comes close.
The spate of M&A activity in the sector suggests that more deals could be in the works, given the attractive nature of being a subservicer compared to owning the servicing strip outright…
The $29.42 billion of refinance mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was up 30.2% from April and marked the biggest monthly volume since December 2017.
Noting the disparity, analysts at Wells Fargo Securities suggested that Google search trends provided a more realistic gauge of potential refi activity and prepayment speeds.