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August 30, 2018

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More Lenders View Non-QMs and EC Mortgages as a Viable Option

Angel Oak and Citadel Servicing, two of the larger originators of expanded-credit products, each increased production by more than 30.0 percent from the first to the second quarter. Read More

Home Sales Likely to be Flat this Year with an Uptick in 2019

Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, said some prospective homebuyers didn’t complete transactions this summer due to a limited supply of homes for sale… Read More

MVFS Offering $1.6 Billion of GSE Bulk MSRs

In an interview this month, MVFS Executive Vice President Mark Garland described the MSR auction market as “very, very strong…” Read More

What’s Going on with the FHA’s ‘Defect Taxonomy’? Answer: Not Much

Despite calls by the industry to improve and clarify the process, the FHA has yet to make a move to meet industry demands for a more detailed defect taxonomy… Read More