RoundPoint President Dave Worrall Departs; Servicer Still Open to Offers? January 12, 2016 Paul Muolo At one point, PIMCO had been eyeing RoundPoint, sources told IMFnews...Read More
Insurance Company Ups Stake in Stonegate as Lender Hits 52-week Low January 11, 2016 Paul Muolo Stonegate, which lost $22.8 million in 3Q15, likely will report its fourth quarter results sometime in February. Read More
Short Takes: TRID is Costing Consumers Too. Here’s How… / Midcap Banks Stressed Out? / loanDepot Flies the ‘Marketplace Lender’ Flag / More MSR Deals from IMA / ORM Chief Resigns January 11, 2016 Paul Muolo In a new press release touting its 2015 results, the privately held loanDepot LLC refers to itself on a few occasions as a “marketplace” lender...Read More
What We’re Hearing: TRID, a Major Crisis? / Will Public Mortgage Firms Answer the TRID Question? / Commercial Bank Rejects Most TRID Loans / Genworth, PennyMac Hit 52-Week Lows / CMLA Lists Its Priorities January 8, 2016 Paul Muolo Then again, we also hear reports that the worst of the TRID mess will be over by the end of February…Read More
IMA Rolls Out Fannie Mae MSR Deal, More Auctions in the Works January 6, 2016 Paul Muolo The receivables are dominated by Texas collateral at almost 62 percent. Read More
Short Takes: The ‘Biggest’ Mortgage Stories of 2015? A Subject Ranking, for Sure / But Here’s the List: Strong Origination Volumes; TRID, Nonbanks, FHA Loan Volumes, No GSE Reform, Blackstone’s Mortgage Growth… December 31, 2015 Paul Muolo The biggest mortgage story of 2015? How about origination volumes being a lot better than anyone dreamed of?Read More
MorVest Capital Unloads Ginnie Mae MSRs; Another Deal in the Works December 28, 2015 Paul Muolo The new offering is in the $1 billion range. MorVest hopes to complete the sale by the end of January.Read More
American Mortgage Consultants Buys JCIII; Creates Largest Due Diligence Firm? December 21, 2015 Paul Muolo No purchase price was disclosed. The deal was first hinted at Friday on IMFnews.Read More
What We’re Hearing: No Trouble or Big Maybe-Trouble for PHH? / The Key Bank Dilemma / Subprime Ready to Roar? / What’s a ‘Safe’ Level for Subprime? / Chronos in M&A Deal / TRID Fines of $5K Per Day Per Violation December 18, 2015 Paul Muolo Rod Alba of ABA offered up this sobering thought: for violating the TRID rule, lenders could be fined up to $5,000 per violation, per day. Read More
Short Takes: Banks Continue to Backpedal Away from Servicing Rights / Ocwen Sells MSRs and Pays Down Debt / Nationstar and Mr. Cooper Set for March? / GSEs Invoke Holiday Foreclosure Moratorium Again December 10, 2015 John Bancroft, Carisa Chappell, and Paul Muolo Slip, sliding away: commercial banks and loans-serviced-for others...Read More
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