Professionals familiar with the product say investment-property loans underwritten using debt service coverage ratios are easier to underwrite than mortgages made to self-employed borrowers using bank statements...
Some lenders that were looking to throw in the towel after a rough first quarter experienced strong originations and returned to profitability as interest rates fell, putting the brakes on M&A activity.
The banks are testing an incentive payment mortgage servicing compensation structure for certain non-agency deals. The move aims to align expenses and revenues for servicers faced with delinquent loans.
Originations are increasing, demand in the secondary market is strong and the interest rate premium on non-QMs is declining, helping to prompt more lending volume.
The changes outlined to boost funding for Ginnie Mae servicing rights could bring the agency closer to the market for MSRs on GSE loans, according to industry stakeholders.
Plenty of investors are looking to acquire servicing rights, including a handful of banks, according to industry participants. The outlook for the sector is rosy, though early-stage delinquencies are on the rise.
“In the first quarter everybody was hating life,” said Michael Lau, CEO of Pingora Asset Management. “Now everybody is loving life. They have fat margins and origination pipelines are robust.”
REIT CEO Ivan Kaufman said Arbor developed the program in response to concerns that the Federal Housing Finance Agency was going to reduce the cap on how much multifamily volume the GSEs are allowed to acquire…