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Inside Mortgage Finance

July 9, 2020

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GSEs Gobble Bigger Market Share of Surging Agency Business

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie issued a combined $742 billion of single-family MBS in the second quarter, smashing a record set back in 2003, the mother lode for mortgage business. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Gilbert Plans to Maintain Control After Taking Quicken Public

After an initial public offering involving Quicken Loans and affiliated companies is completed, founder Dan Gilbert will retain 79% of the voting power in the common stock of the new entity, Rocket Companies. Read More

Mortgage M&A: Buyers Are Out There. But Sellers?

The mortgage M&A landscape has been a desert for most of the year but, as always, hope springs eternal for deal makers. Read More

HMDA Data Show Surging Refinance Originations in 2019

Heavy rate-term refinances and cash-out transactions accounted for much of last year's big gain in first-lien originations. Denial rates were down in nearly all categories. (Includes data chart.) Read More

CFPB Trying to Pick Up the Pieces After SCOTUS Loss

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ratified all regulatory actions taken between Jan. 4, 2012, and June 30, 2020. Read More

Mortgage Industry Takes a Slice of the PPP Pie

Within the mortgage industry, brokers appear to be the majority of borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, with 601 companies submitting successful applications. Read More

Servicers Seeing Mixed Signals from Borrowers on Recovery

Delinquencies are leveling off and forbearance requests have declined. On the other hand, expanded unemployment benefits are ending and cases of coronavirus infection are increasing. Read More

More Mortgage Lenders Are Looking to Amp Up Hiring

Lenders continue to fill new vacancies in mortgage underwriting, processing and closing. Read More

CFPB Regulatory Agenda Heavy on Mortgage Industry

The agency announced an ambitious agenda of new rules on TRID, loan officer compensation and the ATR standards. Read More

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