ABS East attendance declined this year; non-agency MBS issuers saw weaker demand in November as supply spiked; GSE g-fees didn’t vary much based on seller size in 2020.

Beginning in April, credit unions will be able to buy and sell MSRs among themselves. The sector currently holds servicing tied to more than $460 billion of unpaid principal balance.

The regulatory development sounds interesting, but there are a few strings attached...

It may be yearend but deals of all sorts are still percolating, whether servicing-related or the sale of “business purpose” lenders.

Ascension Data & Analytics neither admitted to nor denied the allegations, which were first detailed by the FTC a year ago.

While the delinquency rate is near pre-COVID levels, the number of seriously delinquent borrowers is significantly higher.

The average combined LTV ratio on the new jumbo MBS from Chase is 86.6%.

“The rate of improvement is expected to change very little between now and the end of the year,” Black Knight said.

Industry veteran Rudy Orman of Reliant Bank worries about lenders offering debt service coverage ratios of less than 1.

Another mortgage-related special purpose acquisition company deal? Well, sort of...