Look Who’s Gaining in the Agency Market: Loan Brokers April 9, 2019 John Bancroft Retail-originated loans accounted for 47.0% of first-quarter agency business, the lowest share since loan-level MBS data became available in 2013…Read More
Fannie/Freddie Debt Dealers Accused of Price Fixing March 25, 2019 Dennis Hollier The defendants include Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and many other dealers…Read More
Short Takes: The Mueller Report, the Legislative Calendar and the GSEs / No Kumbaya Moment Here / Let the Administrative Changes Begin / Better Enters FHA Market / The Market Doesn’t Love Us, So We’re Selling March 25, 2019 Paul Muolo And that means: two more years of hyper-partisan bickering on both sides and legislation only getting passed if there’s a bi-partisan consensus or a national emergency... Read More
Senate Banking Committee Unveils Lineup for Two Days of GSE Reform Hearings March 20, 2019 Dennis Hollier When it comes to GSE reform, it's never too early to call 12 witnesses...Read More
Short Takes: Why the GSE Net Worth Sweep Won’t be Reversed / Recap and Release? / A Much-Watched Profit Reading / Starwood and Impac, a Symbiotic Relationship / Bank Failures, Anyone? / Reverse Lender Hires Sales Chief March 19, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Each quarter, GSE profits reduce the federal budget deficit. If that cash is forfeited...Read More
What We’re Hearing: GAO Worries About Fannie & Freddie / The Return of Jeb Hensarling / Top-Ranked Nonbank Enters the HELOC Market / Quicken Courts the Refi Market / Eddy Perez to Head MORPAC / Take Our Salary Survey January 18, 2019 The title of the new GAO report says it all: The Prolonged Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...Read More
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