Those Incredibly Shrinking GSE MBS Portfolios – a 5.3 Percent Decline in 2Q17 August 18, 2017 John Bancroft Today, Fannie and Freddie hold $13.50 billion of subprime and Alt A MBS. At the end of 2005, they had a staggering $258.67 billion in such assets.Read More
Government-Insured Mortgages the Biggest Gainer in 2Q17 August 17, 2017 John Bancroft Roughly 71.0 percent of second-quarter primary-market originations of first-lien mortgages were purchase loans, the highest reading in years…Read More
2Q17 a Rocky Road for (Certain) Publicly Traded Nonbanks August 15, 2017 John Bancroft Most of the companies are in decent shape, but the group is weighed down by two big albatrosses – Ocwen Financial and Walter Investment…Read More
GSE Lenders Reach for Refi Business in 2Q17 by Loosening the Credit Box August 14, 2017 John Bancroft The pronounced shift from refinance to purchase lending made for major changes in overall risk distribution during the second quarter. Read More
Freddie Mac Picks up the Pace in CRTs During 2Q17 August 14, 2017 John Bancroft Freddie Mac issued $2.11 billion of new Structured Agency Credit Risk notes, an impressive increase of 35.6 percent…Read More
Private MI Industry on a Roll: Market Share Surging, Profits Still Climbing August 10, 2017 John Bancroft During the second quarter, VA endorsements of streamlined refi loans fell a whopping 52.9 percent…Read More
Mortgage REITs Boost MBS Investments During 2Q17, Show Healthy Appetite for Risk-Transfer Deals August 10, 2017 John Bancroft Annaly Capital Management remained the largest MBS investor in the group, accounting for 32.2 percent of the market…Read More
In 2Q17, Correspondent Channel Held Up in a Shifting FHA/VA Market August 9, 2017 John Bancroft Brokers saw the biggest increase in FHA business, with volume up 14.5 percent…Read More
Red Hot Housing: July MBS Total the Largest Monthly Purchase-Mortgage Volume Since Loan-Level Data Became Available August 4, 2017 John Bancroft Freddie’s purchase-mortgage business soared 17.1 percent from June to July, while Fannie’s was up 9.0 percent…Read More
And the Beat Goes On: Nonbanks Keep Stealing MSR Market Share from Depositories August 3, 2017 John Bancroft Mortgage REIT New Residential posted a stunning 40.1 percent sequential growth rate in its MSR portfolio, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More