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John Bancroft

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Ginnie Issues Warning to Servicers, Some Could be Terminated for High Delinquencies

February 2, 2018
John Bancroft
New agency guidance makes clear that issuers are expected to make an ongoing investment in servicing capability…
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Nonbanks Reach Another MSR Milestone: A 43 Percent Market Share Among the Top 50

February 1, 2018
John Bancroft
The $3.42 trillion of servicing held by nonbanks was up 20.7 percent from December 2016…
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Record Year for Commercial MBS, Freddie Mac a Standout

January 26, 2018
John Bancroft
Remarkably, Freddie Mac knocked out roughly $34.60 billion in multifamily MBS – over half of its total for the year – during the fourth quarter...
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Home Lending Tapered Off in 4Q17, but Full Year Better Than Expected

January 25, 2018
John Bancroft
Residential lenders funded $1.810 trillion of home mortgages in 2017, beating expectations…
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Refinancings Boost GSE Volume in 4Q17

January 25, 2018
John Bancroft
Growth was strongest in the wholesale-broker channel…
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GSE Servicing Market Became More Top-Heavy in Fourth Quarter

January 24, 2018
John Bancroft
Chase Home Finance still held second place in the GSE servicing arena, though its portfolio has been shrinking slightly…
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A Delinquency Crisis: Hurricanes Wreak Havoc on FHA Performance. Nearly 30 Percent of FHA PR Loans ‘Past Due’

January 23, 2018
John Bancroft
A staggering 15.8 percent of the island commonwealth’s FHA loans were more than 90 days late as of Dec. 31, and another 13.0 percent were 30-90 days in arrears.
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A Boom Year for Mortgage Servicing Transfers, Though 4Q Cooled Somewhat

January 22, 2018
John Bancroft
The bulk market was dominated by New Residential Mortgage…
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Non-Mortgage ABS Issuance Hit a Post-Crisis High in 2017

January 19, 2018
John Bancroft
Total non-mortgage ABS production climbed to $211.72 billion in 2017, the market’s strongest year for new issuance since 2007…
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The Trend is Clear: Nonbanks Poised to Have a 50 Percent Agency MSR Share

January 18, 2018
John Bancroft
The nonbank share of agency servicing grew by 4.7 percentage points during 2017.
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