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Inside Mortgage Finance

March 29, 2019

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Trump Directs Treasury to Draft GSE Overhaul

President Trump late Wednesday issued a memo ordering the Treasury Department to end the decade-long-plus historic conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and design a plan to overhaul the nation’s secondary mortgage market. Read More

High DTI Loans Account for Growing Share of Market

Home mortgages that fail one of the basic tests to be classified as a qualified mortgage have become an increasingly large part of the agency market over the past few years, a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis reveals. [Includes one data chart.] Read More

A Large (and Expensive) Debt Offering by Freedom

Freedom Mortgage, one of the largest non-bank lender/servicers in the nation, is ready to issue $250 million worth of debt at an eye-popping cost of 10.75%. Now comes the big question: What will it do with the cash? Read More

Nonbank Share of Mortgage Originations Rising in 2018

Mortgage originators licensed by state regulators produced fewer loans in 2018 than they had in the previous year but still took more market share away from depositories. A new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis of call-report data from banks, credit unions and the National Multistate Licensing System found that state-licensed nonbanks accounted for 54.8% of mortgage originations last year. That was up 1.8 percentage points from 2017. [Includes two data charts.] Read More

loanDepot Makes Big Advances on Digital Front

It was clear at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2019 Tech Conference this week that the industry’s trend toward digitalization is in full swing. Read More

Industry Seeks Change in LO Compensation Rule

Industry groups over the past few months have repeatedly asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to revise its rule regarding how loan originators are paid and make the is-sue a “top priority.” Read More

Crapo’s GSE Plan Praised. DeMarco, Bright Weigh In

The housing-finance reform outline from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-ID, got its first airing on Capitol Hill this week with most witnesses giving it a thumbs up while cautioning the devil is in the details. Read More

Congress Could Strengthen FDCPA After Court Ruling

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and foreclosures in certain states could prompt legislation from Congress. Read More

Not Many Happy with FHFA Proposal on Credit Scoring

Several industry participants have criticized the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposed rule on the use of future credit scoring models by the government-sponsored enterprises. Read More

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Fannie Gets a Permanent CEO; Mr. Cooper Loses Some Luster… Read More

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