In Need of a Recovery: The Home Equity Lending Sector June 13, 2019 John Bancroft It was the weakest reading on home-equity originations since early 2015, when production of closed-end seconds and new borrowing on home-equity lines of credit totaled an estimated $38.0 billion. Read More
Slow Growth for Banks and First Liens June 12, 2019 Brandon Ivey Banks are beginning to slow their investments in first-lien mortgages... Read More
Short Takes: Withering on the Vine in Mortgageland: Commercial Banks / Ocwen: Transfer Complete / Ocwen Changes Brand Name to PHH Mortgage / Alert: HECM Damage in Progress / Angel Oak Sees Big Gains Ahead for Non-QM June 11, 2019 Paul Muolo Looks like Ocwen is pushing the button on a name change and it's not Newco...Read More
When it Comes to Jumbos, Retail is Still the King June 11, 2019 Brandon Ivey Bank of America, the nation’s second largest jumbo producer, only uses the retail channel…Read More
An Uptick in Warehouse Activity but Worries Remain June 11, 2019 Paul Muolo One West Coast-based manager singled out what he called “low-ball pricing”... Read More
Mortgage Employment Outlook Improves. UWM and AOMS are Hiring June 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Help needed far and wide: Loan officers and processors...Read More
Ginnie Mae MBS Issuance Jumps 18% in May June 10, 2019 John Bancroft In May, the top three Ginnie MBS issuers were PennyMac, Freedom Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage… Read More
What We’re Hearing: A Speculator’s Dream (or Nightmare) / Feeling Good These Days: Warehouse Banks and their Customers / Habib Sees a Recession Coming / Throwing Cold Water on a Quick Stock Sale by Fannie and Freddie June 7, 2019 Paul Muolo A Fannie/Freddie stock sale could take three to four years, says Raymond James & Associates in a new report...Read More
Agency MBS Issuance for May: $116 Billion, the Best Reading of the Year June 7, 2019 John Bancroft Fannie Mae led the pack with $43.58 billion in MBS issuance last month, a 32.9% jump from April... Read More
Short Takes: A Fannie-Freddie IPO? Not So Fast / $20 a Share? / When in Doubt, Pick the White Guy Category / If Cordray Was Running the CFPB… / New Hires for Waterstone, LoanLogics June 6, 2019 Paul Muolo If Democratic-appointee Richard Cordray was still in charge at the CFPB would the Freedom Mortgage fine be larger?Read More
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