The non-QM market has been so hot this year that M&A activity is beginning to pick up a head of steam. Luxury Mortgage is the latest lender to pull the sale ripcord. There could be more.
One of these days, the two mortgage giants will commence with a new stock offering. Right? The market seems to be betting on the fact, as are the government-sponsored enterprises.
Ocwen Financial may have some MBS-related exposure, according to a new regulatory filing. Also, FHFA Director Mark Calabria opens up some more about the business practices of Fannie and Freddie.
KBW on Ocwen: “While the company is setting up MSR [mortgage servicing rights] financing facilities, management noted returns on available MSR trended down, though the company did lower its targeted ROE [return on equity] on agency MSR to 8.5% from 9.5%."
“The purpose of this letter is to notify you of our findings, outline VA’s expectations regarding your efforts to cure noncompliance, detail what actions you might take and inform you of the actions VA will take if your curative efforts fail to bring the loans into compliance,” the correspondence reads…
Luxury Mortgage was founded in 1996 and is currently headed by CEO David Adamo. Years ago, there was a company with a similar name headed by Michael Covino…