Short Takes: Staying In the Game / JPM and BofA / Easy Money, Not Destined to Last / Footnote on Wells / FHA? / Publishing Break January 13, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo The residential finance sector is going through a cleansing of sorts that will result in a leaner, meaner industry...Read More
Ginnie Mae Paces Agency MSR Growth, Nonbanks Stall January 12, 2023 Macie Jones There's headwinds in the origination market, but servicing continues to grow, especially government product...Read More
MI Written Down in 4Q22, FHA Gains Market Share January 12, 2023 Brandon Ivey PMI on purchase mortgages delivered to the GSEs declined by 33.9% from 3Q22...Read More
Wells Exits Correspondent Lending, Will Shrink Servicing Portfolio January 11, 2023 Brandon Ivey For decades, Wells has capitalized on the cross-selling opportunities inherent in mortgage lending...Read More
GSE Loan Purchases Head South, 4Q Volume at Just $159 Billion January 10, 2023 Dennis Hollier Among nonbanks, the larger shops saw their slice of the pie grow by two percentage points.Read More
Redfin: Lenders Lose Market Share on Purchase Deals January 10, 2023 Brandon Ivey Cash sales have gained market share during a time when mortgage financing typically increases...Read More
A New Reality for GSE Loans: Better FICOs, Lower LTVS January 9, 2023 Andras Malatinszky Notable: Roughly 9.9% of all purchase loans were in the under-60% LTV range, a 289-bps increase since the first quarter.Read More
New Securitization Sputters in Final Quarter of 2022 January 6, 2023 John Bancroft Another way to view it: 2022 was the seventh-highest annual output ever...Read More
The YOY Mortgage Job Loss Tally: 41,700, With More to Come… January 6, 2023 Paul Muolo At the end of November, firms classified by the federal government as “real estate credit” had 250,200 full-timers on their payrolls.Read More
Agency Market Staggers in December, Ginnie the Largest Issuer in 4Q at 38% January 5, 2023 John Bancroft In the fourth quarter, Ginnie was the largest issuer of agency MBS with a 38.1% share...Read More
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