Annaly and Barclays also like the idea of replacing Fannie and Freddie with several smaller MBS guarantors. At March 31, Annaly owned roughly $103 billion worth of agency mortgage-backed securities...
Of course, the whole point is moot though, isn’t it? Fannie and Freddie continue to be wards of the federal government. If they fail to meet a capital test, what’s the worst Uncle Sam can do? Put them in conservatorship? They’re already there...
Roughly three years ago, Rushmore – a privately held nondepository – entered the origination market as a direct-to-consumer lender. Prior to that, it had been known primarily as a subservicing specialist.
Another round of funding for Blend means one of these days the industry vendor will have to go public because all those venture capital funders are going to want a return on their investment. And Blend had better not disappoint...
A few years back, loanDepot was contemplating going public and even issued an S-1 with the SEC. The deal fell apart because the lender was displeased with the valuation calculated by its underwriters. But thanks to the Trump trade wars, a slowing world economy and more, rates are falling and originations are looking up. Perhaps, the mortgage IPO window is starting to open again?
Former FHA chief Dave Stevens: “This settlement marks an end to the era of overly aggressive legal action using FCA as a means to leverage lenders into large settlements.”
Pretium Partners, the creation of former Goldman Sachs executive Donald Mullen, has agreed to buy non-QM MBS issuer Deephaven Mortgage for an undisclosed sum. Market watchers believe more acquisitions may lie ahead for Pretium.