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Inside Mortgage Finance

March 15, 2019

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Home-Equity Market Droops in 2018, CUs Keep Charging

Home-equity lending weakened in late 2018 but remained a relatively bright spot in the mortgage business, according to an exclusive Inside Mortgage Finance market analysis. [Includes three data charts.] Read More

After a Trying 1Q, Industry Hopes for Better Days Ahead

In just over two weeks, the first quarter will come to an end with many conventional lenders closing the books on what likely was a trying three months — one shaped by lower originations, tight profit margins and worries about the future. Read More

JPMorgan Eyeing Non-QM; No Word on Deephaven Sale

JPMorgan Chase is apparently warming up to the idea of financing non-qualified loan originators, according to at least two industry officials who claim to have knowledge of the matter. Read More

CFPB Promises to Resolve GSE ‘Patch’ Responsibly

At a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, assured lawmakers that she will not disrupt the mortgage industry by abruptly terminating the so-called GSE patch. Read More

2020 Budget a Mixed Bag for Housing Finance

President Trump earlier this week unleashed his fiscal year 2020 budget on Washington, chockful of implications for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read More

Otting Seen in Position to Bolster Non-Agency Market

Joseph Otting’s dual role as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency puts him in a position to push hard for changes that will help create a “healthy” non-agency mortgage market, according to the Structured Finance Industry Group. Read More

Mortgage Grapevine: GSE Reform; PIMCO Takes a Pass On Deephaven?

A roundup of the week's developing news. Read More

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