Bank ABS Holdings Decline Again in 2022 Third Quarter November 29, 2022 John Bancroft TD Bank was the biggest ABS investor overall...Read More
Retail Slumps, Third-Party Lenders Gain Ground in a Tough Market November 28, 2022 John Bancroft In 3Q22, refi accounted for just 25.6% of agency retail loans...Read More
Delinquencies Fall Yet Again, Reaching an All-Time Low November 23, 2022 Andras Malatinszky Mortgage late payments were down in all default categories in 3Q22, with the exception of the 60-90-day bucket...Read More
Short Takes: This Time, It’s Different / A Shorter Correction Timeline? / Foreclosures Rising / Hurricane Ian / Cardinal Hires loanDepot Vet / A Few Days Off… November 23, 2022 Paul Muolo and Sam Manas The hope is that the origination correction will be shorter than past ones...Read More
Trouble in Fix-and-Flip? Some Ominous Findings from Redfin November 22, 2022 Paul Muolo Investor purchases slumped 26.1% on a sequential basis.Read More
Publicly Traded Nonbanks Endure Another Harsh Earnings Cycle November 22, 2022 John Bancroft With interest rates steadily rising, MSR appreciation helped buoy results in the third quarter.Read More
A Study Low: Mortgage Bankers Lost $624 Per Loan in 3Q22 November 21, 2022 Paul Muolo “With prepayments and delinquencies low, mortgage servicing has been the difference for many companies between profitable or not,” said Marina Walsh...Read More
A Stunning MSR Asset Gain of 46% for Depositories November 21, 2022 Namrata Bhatia Only two of the top 10 banks reduced their MSR values in 3Q22: Wells Fargo and BofA...Read More
Higher Interest Rates Juice FHLB Earnings in 3Q22 November 21, 2022 Dennis Hollier The biggest jump was at the Cincinnati FHLB...Read More
A Steeper Production Loss in 3Q22: $624 Per Unit November 21, 2022 Paul Muolo Mortgage professionals hope the third quarter was the nadir...Read More