Correspondents Gain Share in FHA/VA Market July 1, 2022 Monica Hogan Total FHA/VA lending by the group shrank 21.8% to $78.03 billion.Read More
One MIP Reduction That Gets a Thumbs Up: Green June 30, 2022 Monica Hogan There's been rampant speculation FHA will cut single-family MI premiums soon, possibly right before the mid-term election...Read More
On a Tear in 1Q22: HECM Production June 28, 2022 Monica Hogan The top three reverse lenders in 1Q22: American Advisors Group, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage and Reverse Mortgage Funding...Read More
Ginnie Chief Worries About the Health of Home Lenders June 27, 2022 Monica Hogan McCargo's biggest worry: the state of the mortgage lending ecosystem...Read More
Lenders, for the Most Part, Like FHA 40-Year Loan-Mod Proposal June 15, 2022 Monica Hogan NAR noted that 9.58% of FHA borrowers “were in some stage of delinquency” during the first quarter.Read More
Ginnie Purchase Issuance Up in May June 13, 2022 Monica Hogan Overall FHA issuance volume increased 3.0% in May to nearly $24 billion...Read More
Ouch: A 41% Drop in Conforming Jumbos June 9, 2022 John Bancroft The conforming-jumbo share of agency business fell from 7.5% in December to 6.7% in January as the new loan limits took effect...Read More
Short Takes: Better Late Than Never (Signature) / On the Menu / Time to Worry About the MMIF? Probably Not / Cutting Dead LO Wood June 2, 2022 Paul Muolo and Monica Hogan Time to review your LO roster and make some of them free agents?Read More
FHA/VA Endorsements Down Nearly 20% in First Quarter May 31, 2022 Andras Malatinszky The decline in both lending programs was focused on refinances.Read More
Credit Quality Suffers as Originations Plunge May 23, 2022 Andras Malatinszky As mortgage originations declined in the first quarter of 2022, lenders loosened underwriting standards.Read More
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