Shellpoint processed more than 25% of the dollar volume of non-agency MBS issued in 2020. Servicers continue to grapple with elevated delinquencies, forbearance and concerns about disclosures. (Includes data chart.)
Non-agency forbearance declines; Pacific Western Bank acquires Civic Financial Services; Velocity inks new financing; Angel Oak Commercial Lending set for growth.
The servicing standards proposed by the CSBS for nonbanks need to be significantly overhauled or dropped altogether, according to industry com-mentors.
Non-agency forbearance increases; SFVegas delayed to late July; Maxex offering preferred pricing on jumbos to certain lenders; NewRez non-QM VP opening; PCMA hires VP of direct channel originations.
Loans in forbearance decline; non-QM impairment rate falls; non-agency trading booming at Maxex; fix-and-flip lender on track for $1 billion in production; former Ocwen CFO now leading LendingHome.
Proposed standards by state regulators for nonbank servicers could cause problems for smaller firms, according to industry attorneys. But state regulators defended the proposal ahead of the comment deadline.
Select Portfolio Servicing gained ground during the third quarter but Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing remained the top servicer of non-agency MBS. (Includes data chart.)
Velocity resumed lending in September, predicting that production could hit pre-pandemic levels by the second quarter of 2021. The nonbank also took a large charge-off in the third quarter.
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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