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Articles by John Bancroft

A Boom Year for M&A and MSR Sales?

April 30, 2019
John Bancroft
Declining interest rates have caused some MSR sellers to pause...
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Subservicers Cater to Variety of Client Needs, Strategies

April 30, 2019
John Bancroft
Compliance relief is one of the major benefits that leads owners of mortgage servicing rights to use subservicers, including some of the largest MSR investors in the market.
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FHA and VA Delinquencies Plummet

April 29, 2019
John Bancroft

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo continues to dominate the Ginnie Mae servicing arena with a $277.7 billion portfolio at March 31...


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FHA/VA Loan Performance Improves Sharply in 1Q19

April 26, 2019
John Bancroft

Following seasonal patterns, the number of FHA and VA loans in early stages of delinquency fell sharply from the fourth quarter of 2018 to early 2019. Nonbanks continued to expand their footprint, accounting for 62.2% of outstanding Ginnie single-family servicing.


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ABS Issuance Off Like a Rocket in 1Q19 (Compared to 4Q18)

April 26, 2019
John Bancroft

Compared to 1Q18, ABS issuance fell 9.6%.


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2019 Starts Meekly as Flow of Purchase Loans Slows

April 26, 2019
John Bancroft

New Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities volume in the first quarter of 2019 declined to the lowest level in nearly five years. Total single-family MBS production fell 15.7% sequentially to $76.97 billion. 


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The Final Tally for 1Q19 Originations: $355 Billion (It Could Have Been Worse)

April 25, 2019
John Bancroft

Most lenders were expecting a bad quarter. And they were right, but a few shops bucked the trend, including BofA, Freedom, Quicken and UWM...


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Nonbank Execs: More M&A and MSR Sales Likely in 2019

April 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Liquidity problems may be a major driver of increased merger and acquisition activity in 2019. Although bulk MSR buyers may be taking a pause to parse interest-rate trends, volume is expected to be strong this year.
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All Asset Classes Show Gains in 1Q19 ABS Issue Surge

April 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Non-mortgage ABS issuance increased by a robust 31% from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the first three months of this year. Big gains were recorded in vehicle-finance transactions, credit card ABS, student loan securitization and business-finance deals.
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Mortgage Originations Off Slightly in 1Q19

April 25, 2019
John Bancroft
A handful of top lenders posted significant gains in production volume in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the previous period. But many more shops saw double-digit declines in first-lien mortgage lending.
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