What We’re Hearing: High-Touch Toast? / Not Wells Fargo’s Idea? / Regulators Wake Up and Smell the Coffee on Nonbanks? / IMA Selling $20 Billion of MSRs / Citadel’s Nonprime Run-Rate Hits $300 Million March 20, 2015 Paul Muolo Interactive Mortgage Advisors is working on several servicing transactions totaling about $20 billion in product. But the receivables are being offered through private negotiation only...Read More
Subservicing Contracts Top $1.12 Trillion as Compliance Fears Fuel Growth March 19, 2015 Paul Muolo When it comes to market share, subservicers control 12.3 percent of all U.S. housing receivables.Read More
Short Takes: Cooperman and Omega Throwing in the Towel on Altisource / ASPS Hits New, 52-Week Low / WinWater’s New Jumbo Deal / Lower Originations? / The Best MSRs Go First March 19, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
FHFA IG Says GSE Profit Revival Won’t Last; G-Fee Doubts? March 18, 2015 Paul Muolo Another possible outcome on g-fees is no change at all. To date, FHFA Director Mel Watt hasn’t tipped his hand.Read More
Ocwen Delays 4Q Results Once Again, Raises Questions About Its MSR Spin-Off, HLSS March 18, 2015 Paul Muolo Meanwhile, HLSS on Wednesday disclosed that it too needs more time to file its annual 10-K...Read More
Ocwen Inks Yet Another MSR Sale: $9.6 Billion of Freddie Product to Walter March 18, 2015 Paul Muolo Ocwen Financial is turning into an MSR selling machine! Read More
Short Takes: Nonprime Lender Deephaven Gains a Top Executive / A Harbinger of LLPA Changes? / An Easing of Credit Standards? / Where Are Impac’s Earnings? VRM Hires Former Fannie Official March 18, 2015 Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo Subprime lender Deephaven Mortgage has a new executive...Read More
Sources: JPMorgan the Buyer of Ocwen’s $45B Fannie MSR Portfolio March 17, 2015 Paul Muolo Walter Investment also was looking at the Ocwen receivables, sources said.Read More
Short Takes: Consumer Reports Advises Against Using Loan Brokers / NAMB: Come to Work With Us / Five Oaks Flying Solo on Jumbo MBS / Auction.com: Washington is Flipping Heaven / Ginnie MSRs for Sale March 17, 2015 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo “We don’t recommend that you hire a mortgage broker” for rate shopping purposes, says Consumer Reports magazine...Read More
MBS Certificate Holders Vote to Terminate Ocwen on $493 Million of Bonds March 16, 2015 Paul Muolo Will Ocwen Financial get compensated for the termination?Read More