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Inside Mortgage Finance

August 5, 2021

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MSR Transfers and Bank Mergers Reshape Servicing

A handful of nonbanks drove significant growth in the second tier of mortgage servicers during 2Q21. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Higher GNMA Requirements Could Be Trouble for MSRs

Ginnie Mae servicing sales were strong last quarter but is all that about to end because of higher capital requirements? Read More

Not a Pretty Picture for the Mortgage IPO Class of ’20-21

Retail and institutional investors that bought shares in mortgage IPOs of the past year are feeling glum these days. Most are sitting on losses. Are better days ahead? Hard to say... Read More

Expanded-Credit Lenders Prepare for More Production

Lenders are making moves in anticipation of an uptick in non-QM lending. The wildcard is interest rates. Read More

Fannie’s Near-Record 2Q, With a Couple of Asterisks

The GSEs ride home price appreciation and low interest rates to record earnings in the second quarter. Read More

Off-Again, On-Again Eviction Moratoriums

CDC institutes a new ban, while federal agencies warn landlords not to evict tenants without first seeking rental assistance. Read More

Incentive Compensation Drops for LOs, Processors

Loan officers continue to benefit from strong refis and purchases, but compensation is coming under pressure. Meanwhile, the need for processors is not abating, according to LBA Ware. Read More

MBA Asks NY Gov. to Veto CRA Bill Aimed at Nonbanks

One of the biggest regulatory fears of nonbanks? Answer: being subject to CRA laws. New York is turning into a battleground state. Read More

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