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Inside Mortgage Trends

March 30, 2018

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Correspondent Platforms Made Big Gains Across Major Mortgage Categories in 2017

Correspondent production programs continued to gain ground in 2017 in all three major mortgage product categories, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. Acquiring government-insured loans from correspondent lenders has been a huge part of the Ginnie Mae market in recent years, but it’s also picking up market share in conventional-conforming lending and, to a lesser extent, the jumbo arena. Government-insured lending declined by ... [Includes two data charts] Read More

Bank Mortgage Repurchases Hit Record Low

Banks and savings institutions reported $2.98 billion of mortgage repurchases or other indemnifications in 2017, a 6.6 percent decline from the previous year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of bank call reports. 2017 represented a new low in annual mortgage repurchase volume since banks and thrifts began reporting this data back in 2008. Most of the heavy damage occurred in the 2009-2011 period, when the banking industry ... [Includes one data chart] Read More

1Q18 Was a Challenge but MSR Markups Helped

The first quarter of 2018 comes to a close on Sunday, with many conventional lenders happy to see it end, but that doesn’t mean the origination downturn – courtesy of higher rates – was a horror show by any means. Certain shops posted modest production declines compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 and several increased lending compared to 1Q17, according to interviews conducted by Inside Mortgage Trends. But perhaps the biggest shot in the arm came from ... Read More

Spring Homebuying to the Rescue? Maybe Not

Lenders and potential borrowers are reporting relatively weak demand for purchase mortgages heading into the spring homebuying season. While consumers are seeing economic gains, rising home prices and higher interest rates have constrained expectations for home sales. Doug Duncan, senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae, said lenders surveyed in the first quarter by the GSE reported “the most anemic” purchase-mortgage demand outlook for any first quarter since ... Read More

A Digital Process Can Improve Market Share

Adopting a digital origination process can help lenders win market share, according to analysts at Strategic Mortgage Finance Group. Michael Grad, a senior partner at Stratmor, stressed that it takes more than upgrading a loan origination system to see results. “As an industry, we’ve approached digital originations by allowing technology to drive business instead of setting business strategy that drives our technology choices,” he said in a recent analysis. “Our industry needs to ... Read More

Newfi Launches Jumbo Portfolio Product

Newfi Lending has rolled out a new non-agency jumbo loan program for its wholesale mortgage broker partners aimed at high-asset borrowers who are difficult to qualify. The program, Sequoia Portfolio Plus, is designed as a go-to alternative for creditworthy borrowers who could not qualify for conventional jumbo loans due to a less-than-stellar credit history. Sequoia combines the best of jumbo and nontraditional borrowing options, explained Newfi CEO Steve Abreu ... Read More

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