Hedging Losses Likely for Fannie and Freddie in 4Q18? January 14, 2019 Paul Muolo The more exaggerated the rate moves, the greater the gain or loss.Read More
Citigroup Sees Retail Residential Production Drop by Almost 15 Percent January 14, 2019 Paul Muolo Compared to the same period a year earlier, retail loan production fell by 23.3 percent at Citigroup...Read More
What Michael Bright’s Resignation Might Mean for GSE Reform January 11, 2019 Paul Muolo The odds of GSE “recap and release” becoming a reality just went down…Read More
What We're Hearing: The Otting Era Commences / Waiting on the Senate (It Didn’t Work for Michael Bright) / 11 Days In and All Shook Up / HFSC Chair Worries about Furloughed Workers and Delinquencies / Keep an Eye on Jan. 15 / The Milken Institute Weighs i January 11, 2019 Paul Muolo We’re just 11 days into the new year and already things are getting interesting in the mortgage industry... Read More
Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright Bolts Agency for SFIG January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Bright will earn significantly more working for SFIG than at Ginnie, easily doubling his salary and then some...Read More
As Business Slows, Lenders Cut Branches, Channels; Movement Gets Eagle Franchise January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo Movement said the acquisition “significantly” expands its presence in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West…Read More
Short Takes: Who Is Maren Kasper? / Not Shy / Headed to the White House? / GSE ‘Recap and Release’ Just Got Knee-Capped / IMA Offers Bulk MSR Package January 10, 2019 Paul Muolo With Michael Bright's departure, GSE "recap and release" just got hurt...Read More
Servicing Sales to Boom in Early 2019, IMBs Need Cash January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo “The only way to get through that is to sell assets – and for many of them that means mortgage servicing rights,” Steve Harris of MIAC told Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
FHA Tells Servicers to be Lenient Toward Furloughed Federal Workers and Contractors January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo The FHA handbook states that servicers can receive a “financial incentive” for offering forbearance...Read More
Short Takes: UWM Removes LLPAs on Certain Loans / New Mortgage Applications Come Roaring Back / Tempering Optimism with a Government Shutdown / Seterus’ Leslie Peeler? / Complaints Registered January 9, 2019 Paul Muolo Four years ago, Leslie Peeler, the Fannie Mae senior vice president in charge of the GSE’s servicing decisions, left the mortgage giant for Seterus. Read More