Warehouse Commitments to IMBs Keep Falling March 18, 2024 Paul Muolo Usage rates have been weak, but are increasing as the spring homebuying season gets underway...Read More
Cash Infusion, New Leadership at NYCB March 7, 2024 Brandon Ivey New York Community Bancorp has its third CEO in less than two weeks.Read More
A Change in FoA’s Borrowing Facility February 5, 2024 Paul Muolo In a few months, Finance of America will be paying 15% on one of its borrowing lines...Read More
Warehouse Lenders Looking for Lower Interest Rates January 31, 2024 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey One chief concern: Warehouse borrowing covenants have been breached.Read More
Warehouse Lender Sees Tough Times Ahead January 19, 2024 Brandon Ivey "Our expectation remains that the next quarter will be amongst the toughest the industry has seen in the last 15 years," said Matt Scurlock, a managing director and chief financial officer at Texas Capital Bank.Read More
Warehouse Finance: An Opportunity From an Exit December 11, 2023 Paul Muolo Comerica's exit is Wintrust's opportunity...Read More
More Pain for Warehouse Financiers December 4, 2023 Paul Muolo Over the past year, a handful of banks have exited the warehouse finance sector, including Comerica and Fifth Third.Read More
Flagstar Sues Mortgage Lender Over Unpaid Warehouse Lines November 28, 2023 Paul Muolo According to the lawsuit, Hometown Lenders owes Flagstar Bank roughly $21 million from unpaid warehouse lines.Read More
Short Takes: MI Exempt From SEC Rule / BofA Providing Financing to Rocket / Blend Scales Back Financing / Climate Risk and Inequality November 28, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Mortgage insurance linked notes will be exempt from a rule the SEC issued Monday on conflicts of interest in securitizations.Read More
More Departures From the Warehouse Lending Arena November 6, 2023 Paul Muolo Peter Koh, an SVP at BoH, pinned the bank's exit from mortgage lending on market conditions.Read More