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Inside Mortgage Finance

February 22, 2018

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Refinance Bump Helped Boost Retail Share in Late 2017, While Competition Heats Up in Correspondent Market

Retail production shops and mortgage brokers managed to sustain origination volumes fairly well in the fourth quarter of 2017, but correspondent platforms had a tougher time of it, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. Read More

FHFA Establishes ‘Minimum’ Return on Equity Goals For Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Sparking Speculation

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac observers are scratching their heads about “minimum return on equity” requirements that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has imposed, somewhat mysteriously, on the two government-sponsored enterprises. Read More

Burned by Borrower Fraud, Santander Sells Its Warehouse Business to Flagstar

Flagstar Bancorp agreed Tuesday to buy the mortgage warehouse loan portfolio from Santander Bank. The deal will make Flagstar the fourth largest warehouse loan provider by commitments. Read More

Stearns’ Latest Asset Sale Raises Questions About its Future. What’s The Blackstone Group Thinking?

Over the past 12 months, Stearns Lending has jettisoned its delegated correspondent lending platform and recently sold most of its $23.2 billion servicing portfolio, raising new questions about the company’s direction. Read More

PIMCO Suggests Keeping Fannie and Freddie in Conservatorship, Tie Loan Limits to Income

In a white paper published on PIMCO’s website, four company executives said the conservatorship of the two government-sponsored enterprises has been “immensely successful” and should be a part of the reform solution. Read More

Decline in First-Time Homebuyer Share Tied to Supply of Homes for Sale, Not a Lack of Demand

The first-time homebuyer share of home sales has trended downward in recent years, though not necessarily due to a lack of demand from potential buyers, according to some industry analysts. One of the biggest drags on purchases by first-time homebuyers appears to be a lack of starter homes for sale, according to analysts at Capital Economics. Read More

Affordable Housing May Be the Hurdle That Housing-Finance Reform Can’t Get Over

A key GOP lawmaker is raising concerns about $353 million in funds slated to be paid by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac toward affordable housing programs, while a liberal-leaning think tank tries to show that a proposed Senate reform plan would do more for affordable housing than critics say. Read More

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