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February 14, 2019

Gov’t Market Rebounds in 4Q18, But PMIs Up in 2018

FHA and VA business saw a modest uptick in market share during the fourth quarter of 2018, but last year was all about the surge of the...

February 14, 2019

M&A Blues: Why Good Companies Aren’t Selling

The great mortgage M&A boom of 2019, so far, is turning out to be a bust.

February 14, 2019

FHFA Nominee Calabria to Carry Out Intent of Congress

In a remarkable political balancing act during his confirmation hearing Thursday morning, Mark Calabria, President Trump’s nominee to head...

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February 1, 2019

Walker & Dunlop Confident on Multifamily Small Loans

Multifamily lender Walker & Dunlop plans to expand its small-loan business, confident about investor demand and performance of such assets in...... from Inside MBS & ABS

January 25, 2019

CFPB Actions Hiked Costs for Lenders, Servicers

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has acknowledged the rules it implemented in 2014 on servicing and originations increased costs for...... from Inside Mortgage Trends

January 18, 2019

Servicers Urged to Offer Relief to Laid-Off Workers

FHA and VA are calling on servicers to provide special relief to furloughed federal workers and contractors as the partial government shutdown...... from Inside FHA/VA Lending

December 21, 2018

Industry Wants TRID Fix on Title Insurance Premium Disclosures

A dozen mortgage industry groups have asked the CFPB to update its integrated mortgage-disclosure rules in order to facilitate accurate...... from Inside the CFPB

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February 15, 2019

Despite 4Q Slump, GSE 2018 Earnings Hit Six-Year High

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac racked up $25.19 billion in combined net income in 2018, their most profitable year since 2013, when earnings...

February 15, 2019

Securitization Rates Steady In 2018, Non-agency Rising

The overall mortgage securitization rate fell slightly in 2018, with 70.0% of home loans originated in the primary market ending up in MBS...

February 15, 2019

Calabria Defends Past Views At Confirmation Hearing

At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Thursday morning, Mark Calabria, President...

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February 8, 2019

Will the Fed Continue Run Off of Agency MBS?

After a year and a half of following its carefully scripted plan to normalize its balance sheet and return to good, old-fashioned monetary...... from Inside The GSEs

February 1, 2019

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Seer Capital Management; Angel Oak Companies... from Inside Nonconforming Markets

January 18, 2019

Bright’s Hasty Exit Leaves a Vacuum at Ginnie Mae

Ginnie Mae has reached the halfway mark of President Trump’s first term without a permanent leader and appears likely to remain so until after...... from Inside FHA/VA Lending

January 10, 2019

Private MI Volume Slumped in 4Q18 Fannie/Freddie MBS

The flow of conventional mortgages with private mortgage insurance coverage into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities fell...... from Inside Mortgage Finance

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GSE Single-Family MBS Issuance Off to a Slow Start

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued a combined total of just $51.86 billion of single-family mortgage-backed securities in January, their...

February 8, 2019

Crapo Says Privatize Fannie, Freddie; Strengthen Ginnie

Sen. Mike Crapo, chairman of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, stirred the GSE pot last week by issuing his outline on how to...

February 8, 2019

Calabria FHFA Nomination Hearing Set for Feb. 14

Mark Calabria, the White House nominee to be the next permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, will get a hearing before...

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February 15, 2019

Non-Agency Pricing for GSE-Eligible Loans in Flux

The pricing offered in the non-agency market for certain loans eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises isn’t as attractive...... from Inside Nonconforming Markets

February 15, 2019

Despite 4Q Slump, GSE 2018 Earnings Hit Six-Year High

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac racked up $25.19 billion in combined net income in 2018, their most profitable year since 2013, when earnings were...... from Inside MBS & ABS

February 8, 2019

GSE Credit Profile Turned Riskier for Purchase Loans

Lenders that sell single-family mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became slightly more daring in the fourth quarter of 2018, according...... from Inside Mortgage Trends

January 17, 2019

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February 11, 2019

Payday Proposal Gets Rid of Underwriting Requirement

The CFPB may scrap the underwriting requirements of its 2017 payday lending rule, according to a proposal released last week. In the...

February 11, 2019

Credit Bureau Legislative Reform Gains Traction

Congressional lawmakers are placing credit bureau reform in the spotlight with a hearing scheduled before the House Financial Services...

February 11, 2019

TRID Informal Guidance Addresses Waiting Period

The CFPB recently provided informal guidance in the form of frequently asked questions, addressing issues related to the integrated...

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February 15, 2019

Wells Fargo, Sierra Agree to Resolve FHA-Related Claims

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has approved a class-action settlement between borrowers and a large bank to...... from Inside FHA/VA Lending

February 14, 2019

Industry Split on Proposed Higher Appraisal Threshold

The industry is split over a federal regulatory proposal to waive full appraisals for a larger share of non-agency residential mortgages.... from Inside Mortgage Finance

February 1, 2019

Ginnie Mae Puts Pooling Curbs on loanDepot

Ginnie Mae late Wednesday barred loanDepot from delivering VA single-family loans to Ginnie Mae I and multi-issuer pools apparently due to...... from Inside MBS & ABS

February 1, 2019

Non-Agency Market Could See Gains from GSE Reform

Activity in the non-agency mortgage market is likely to get a boost from any reforms of the government-sponsored enterprises undertaken by the...... from Inside Nonconforming Markets

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February 8, 2019

GSE Credit Profile Turned Riskier for Purchase Loans

Lenders that sell single-family mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became slightly more daring in the fourth quarter of 2018,...

February 8, 2019

Banks Report Sharp Drop in Mortgage Banking Income

Publicly-owned commercial banks and thrifts reported widespread declines in mortgage banking income during the fourth quarter, according to...

February 8, 2019

Mortgage Originations Seen Flat This Year

The mortgage industry is bracing for a flat year in terms of volume due to higher mortgage rates, a slowing economy and weak loan demand....

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February 1, 2019

Favorable Trends Seen in RPL Securitization Market

There has been a significant uptick in the re-performing loan market, including whole-loan sales and securitizations (some unrated), as more...... from Inside MBS & ABS

January 18, 2019

VA Stakeholders Struggle With Interim Cash-Out Rule

More clarity is needed with regards to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposed changes to its rules on cash-out refinances, VA lenders said.... from Inside FHA/VA Lending

January 17, 2019

First-Time Homebuyers Face Many Hurdles, Survey Shows

Most non-homeowners would like to purchase a house, but many cannot qualify for a mortgage, a survey by the National Association of Realtors...... from Inside Mortgage Finance

November 9, 2018

FHLBank Earnings Dip 3 Percent, Advances Sag in Third Quarter

The Federal Home Loan Bank System’s combined net income dropped 3.0 percent in the third quarter of 2018 but year-to-date profits were still a...... from Inside The GSEs

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February 15, 2019

Weak 4Q Purchase Lending Shrinks FHA/VA Output

Government-backed originations fell significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to a decline in purchase lending even as year-over-year...

February 15, 2019

Industry Seeks Delay of VA Cash-Out Interim Final Rule

Industry representatives are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to delay an interim final rule on VA cash-out refinance loans for...

February 15, 2019

SIFMA Proposes Changes to VA Cash-Out Interim Rule

A Wall Street lobbying group has urged the Department of Veteran Affairs to change its cash-out refinance interim final rule, calling...

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May 24, 2018

Senate Confirms Montgomery as FHA Commissioner after Democrats Lift Blanket Hold on Nominees for HUD Posts

The Senate this week confirmed Brian Montgomery as the next FHA commissioner and assistant secretary of housing at the Department of Housing...... from Inside Mortgage Finance

February 5, 2018

Service Member Mortgage Complaints Drifting Higher

Complaints by active-duty and retired U.S. military personnel about their mortgages rose in many categories tracked, both on a quarterly basis...... from Inside the CFPB

August 11, 2017

Low-Downpayment Lending Continues to Expand

Low-downpayment lending is the highest it’s been in almost seven years as the purchase market keeps growing, according to new data from Black...... from Inside Mortgage Trends

March 20, 2015

MBS Market Inched Higher in 4Q14, Agency Sector Growing Steadily

Steady growth in the outstanding supply of agency single-family MBS offset the ongoing decline in non-agency MBS in the fourth quarter of...... from Inside MBS & ABS

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Jumbo Lending Falls in 4Q On Weaker Demand

Originations of non-agency jumbo mortgages declined in the fourth quarter as well as full year 2018, according to an Inside Nonconforming...

February 15, 2019

Redwood Maintains Margins With Multiple Loan Outlets

Redwood Trust’s mortgage banking income in the fourth quarter was essentially level compared to the previous quarter even with lower...

February 15, 2019

Hopes Dim for Lower Loan Limit Mandate from Senate

A leading Republican in the Senate plans to leave loan limit decisions in the hands of the Federal Housing Finance Agency instead of...

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November 26, 2018

Fed: QM Rule Has Significant Effect On Nonconforming Lending

The implementation of the qualified-mortgage standard has reduced the incidence of lending to consumers with high debt-to-income ratios among...... from Inside the CFPB

November 2, 2018

QM Patch Expiration Could Shift More High-DTI Loans to FHA

Certain potential changes could materially affect origination volume and determine the government-sponsored enterprises’ direction going...... from Inside FHA/VA Lending

September 27, 2018

Non-QM Lenders Experiencing Exponential Growth in Production, Aiming for a 10 Percent Share of the Market

Strong growth in originations of non-qualified mortgages in recent years has helped the sector gain market share. Lenders in the non-QM market...... from Inside Mortgage Finance

June 29, 2018

Street Firms Barclays, Deutsche, Credit Suisse and Others Offering Repo Lines for Non-QM Lenders

A decade after the nation’s subprime mortgage market came to a crashing halt, traditional Wall Street firms are now back in the game, offering...... from Inside MBS & ABS

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