What We’re Hearing: Salivating at the Prospect of a Fannie-Freddie Stock Offering? / Mulvaney Again / Waiting in the Wings for Treasury’s GSE Assignment? / What Could Stand in the Way? / MI Roundup / Wells Fargo, the MBS King / A New Legislative Hire for February 8, 2019 Paul Muolo But one thing is certain: the Trump White House is not monkeying around with GSE reform...Read More
Agency MBS Production Fell Modestly in January February 8, 2019 John Bancroft It was the lowest combined output for the three agencies since February 2016, when just $80.49 billion of new MBS were issued.Read More
While Conventional Lenders Slip, Angel Oak and Citadel Excel February 8, 2019 Paul Muolo In comparison, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Quicken Loans posted volume declines of 17.1%, 19.3% and 3.0%, respectively…Read More
4Q18 Ugly: All Major Mortgage Product Groups Suffer February 7, 2019 John Bancroft Expanded-credit was the only corner of the market that grew last year – by an estimated $7.6 billion…Read More
A Mortgage Giant in the Making? BB&T, SunTrust Set Merger February 7, 2019 Paul Muolo Once the merger is completed, the combined institution will rank ninth, just ahead of AmeriHome Mortgage.Read More
BlackRock’s Stake in Ocwen Financial: 6.3%. Meaning? February 7, 2019 Paul Muolo Ocwen would like to buy mortgage servicing rights once again, but…Read More
Short Takes: About That Net Worth Profit Sweep… / A Permanent Ginnie President? / LOs Tell the Fed: Loan Demand is Weaker / A Lack of Experienced Underwriters for Non-QMs / A New Loan Officer at Castle & Cooke February 6, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Unless a change is made to the terms of their “bailout,” Fannie and Freddie will upstream most of what they earn to Treasury by the end of March...Read More
Nonbanks Amassed Large MBS Market Share in 2018 February 5, 2019 John Bancroft Over the same timeframe, agency MBS production by commercial banks, thrifts and credit unions fell 17.2 percent…Read More
A Banner Year for Angel Oak, Firm Doubles Non-QM Production February 5, 2019 Paul Muolo Angel Oak Managing Partner Michael Fierman: “We continue to see great potential for this market…”Read More
Third-Party Producers Continue to Dominate in the FHA/VA Space February 4, 2019 John Bancroft Meanwhile, the wholesale-broker share of FHA/VA purchase lending inched up to 13.3% in 2018, a 40 bps upward wiggle…Read More
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