CMBS Issuance Nicked, GSE MF MBS Off 29 Percent in 1Q19 May 10, 2019 John Bancroft Ginnie Mae multifamily securitization fell 34.4% in the first quarter.Read More
Losses Continue as Impac Shifts Focus to Non-QMs May 10, 2019 Brandon Ivey Impac's increased emphasis on non-qualified mortgages has yet to translate into profits. The nonbank's GOS was hammered compared to 1Q18...Read More
FHA/VA MI Market Share Increases to 54.5% May 9, 2019 John Bancroft In the first quarter MI rankings, it was a close race between Essent, Radian and MGIC...Read More
Short Takes: Which Shops Received Subpoenas? / Not Just the Top Dogs / What Ginnie MBS Investors Hate: Fast Prepays / Ocwen’s Challenges / Lending Can Be Expensive May 8, 2019 Paul Muolo The loan application losing streak has ended!Read More
Bank Mortgage Profits Improve. However… May 8, 2019 John Bancroft While most banks posted improved revenue from the previous quarter, seven reported declining profitability...Read More
Freedom in Serious Talks to Buy RoundPoint Mortgage May 8, 2019 Paul Muolo With RoundPoint Mortgage under its belt, Freedom would crack the top-10 ranking of residential servicers...Read More
At Ocwen, the Red Ink Continues to Flow … But MSR Purchases Pick Up May 7, 2019 Paul Muolo Ocwen's originations were anemic at $353 million in the quarter. Read More
Loan Brokers Add Jobs, Mortgage Bankers Cut May 6, 2019 Paul Muolo Although the overall job market is strong, all is not well in the mortgage industry. Maybe next month will be better...Read More
The GSE Credit Box Opens Up, Ever So Slightly May 6, 2019 John Bancroft For Fannie and Freddie, it was the highest concentration of low-score/high-LTV loans over the past five years... Read More
Wells Kicked Off its Pedestal as Top Issuer of Agency MBS May 3, 2019 John Bancroft Where Wells Fargo is no longer number one: Monthly MBS issuance...Read More
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