Short Takes: CDFIs in a Sweet Spot? / Weathering the Storm / An Increase in Applications / Partnering on Non-QMs / A Mortgage Promotion at NexBank December 14, 2022 Paul Muolo and Namrata Bhatia The rating agency says CDFIs are “well positioned" to face the coming headwinds...Read More
Expanded-Credit Lending Tries to Regroup in a Topsy-Turvey 3Q22 December 12, 2022 John Bancroft The top three ECM originators through the first nine months of 2022: Citibank, Angel Oak Lending and Guaranteed Rate...Read More
As Business Dips, A Period of Transition for Warehouse Lenders December 12, 2022 Paul Muolo It’s not so much that commitment levels are down, but usage rates are tumbling...Read More
Rising Rates Slam Jumbo Market in 3Q22 December 8, 2022 Paul Muolo The top three agency sellers of high-balance loans: UWM, Rocket Mortgage and PennyMac Financial...Read More
S&P Holds Steady Lead in ABS Ratings, Kroll Hangs On December 7, 2022 John Bancroft Fitch Ratings was the only one of the five major services to see its quarterly ABS ratings volume go up...Read More
Fannie, Freddie Deliveries Continue to Slide in November December 6, 2022 Dennis Hollier In the fourth quarter of 2020, the GSE market share peaked at 64.0%.Read More
Slow Growth for Most Subservicers. A Shakeup Ahead? December 6, 2022 Paul Muolo Three of the nation’s top 15 subservicing vendors are in the process of being sold or merged...Read More
Servicing Paddles Harder to Keep Lenders Afloat in 3Q December 5, 2022 John Bancroft Three of the 22 companies reported net losses on production...Read More
REITs Report Small Gain in Residential MBS in 3Q December 2, 2022 John Bancroft Annaly remained the top REIT MBS holder with $81.88 billion at Sept. 30...Read More
Short Takes: Brokers Face the Layoff Ax Too / Wells Won’t Say / UWM’s Ishbia: Cut the FHA MIP Now / More Repo (Warehouse) Lines Reduced December 2, 2022 Paul Muolo and Monica Hogan A Wells spokesman would not provide specifics on the mortgage layoffs...Read More
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