Short Takes: Sen. Crapo: Recap & Release is Not a Solution / MBA Chimes In as Well / FHFA Holds Forum on SFR. Means What? / From Troy to Pontiac for UWM / SoFi’s Big Mortgage Idea June 29, 2017 Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo Maybe GSE 'recap and release' is DOA?Read More
(Certain) Nonbanks Ponder the Unthinkable: Owning a Depository June 29, 2017 Paul Muolo “This is a big step for them [Movement],” said consultant David Lykken, president of Transformational Mortgage Solutions.Read More
NAR Asks FHFA to Allow GSEs to Build Capital; Treasury and Panels Get CC’d June 28, 2017 Paul Muolo Under NAR's plan, a portion of GSE profits would be deposited into a liquidity fund controlled by the FHFA.Read More
Freedom Inks Deal with NYCB; CEO Says Nonbank is Working on ‘Several’ MSR Acquisitions June 28, 2017 Paul Muolo Overall, NYCB will earn, on a pre-tax basis, $90 million by exiting the residential finance sector…Read More
Short Takes: Uncle Sam will be $5B Richer on Friday (GSE Money) / Zilch for the Others / Break Up Fannie and Freddie? / Something to Ponder / A Promotion at Guild Mortgage June 28, 2017 Paul Muolo Meanwhile, holders of the GSE junior preferred stock receive nothing from Fannie and Freddie in terms of dividends. Read More
Mark Filler Racks up $1 Billion from Investors, Has Plans for F&F, Broker Lending and More June 27, 2017 Paul Muolo Filler was named CEO of Finance of America Commercial, but departed after roughly two months. Read More
Poll: Industry Wants Fannie and Freddie Preserved with ‘Existing Operations’ June 27, 2017 Paul Muolo Just 18 percent of respondents said they do not want the GSEs preserved in their current state...Read More
Short Takes: Earnings Season is Upon Us / Business Must be Good at PennyMac / Fidelity National Makes an Acquisition / It’s Not a Malware Problem / Home Loans by (Yes) Homie June 27, 2017 George Brooks and Paul Muolo We kid you not: Home loans from a firm called Homie...Read More
Fannie Sentiment Survey: Looser Credit, Fewer Servicing Sales June 26, 2017 Paul Muolo The new sentiment survey also found that “slightly more lenders” reported they expect to decrease the share of MSR sold...Read More
Some Lenders (Like Movement Mortgage) Keep Hiring; Others are Cautious June 23, 2017 Paul Muolo Quicken, the nation’s third-largest home loan originator – and number two in retail – is continuing to add positions in “all areas of the business,” said a company official.Read More