Gain-on-sale margins are rich these days, as evidenced by Mr. Cooper’s recent SEC disclosure. Is this a one-off or something that could last for years?
As one East Coast-based banker put it: “Before the pandemic exploded, I had eight or nine new customers lined up I wanted to bank. Right now, that’s on hold until this passes.”
Black Knight estimates that based on its reading of May 26, MBS servicers need to advance $3.6 billion a month to investors in government MBS on forborne loans and an additional $1.5 billion for real estate taxes and insurance.