Credit characteristics continue to vary greatly between the two government-sponsored enterprises in the conventional market and Ginnie Mae. During the first quarter, the average credit score at Fannie Mae was 741.15, slightly below the average 744.73 at Freddie Mac. But the average score for Ginnie business was just 686.91. Purchase mortgages typically have higher credit scores – along with higher debt-to-income ratios – than refinance loans ... [Includes two data charts]
Servicers, lenders and other industry participants are starting to introduce artificial intelligence services to borrowers and use the technology internally. Late last week, Bank of America launched what it claims is “the first widely available AI-driven virtual financial assistant.” The assistant can help the bank’s customers complete tasks, including checking loan balances and scheduling mortgage payments. The assistant is being rolled out to the 25 million customers who use BofA’s mobile application ...
While numerous concerns have been raised about how capital requirements impact bank holdings of mortgage servicing rights, few banks are selling MSRs because of capital requirements or regulatory issues, according to an American Bankers Association survey. In 2017, 5.0 percent of banks sold MSRs due to regulatory requirements or capital treatment, up from a 2.0 percent share in 2016. And 12.0 percent of banks said they’re contemplating selling MSRs due to new regulatory ...
Homebuyers in Tampa, Kansas City (MO), Portland and New York saw the biggest mortgage rate savings by shopping around for home loans compared to buyers in other US cities, according to a new study by LendingTree. The rate spreads in the four cities are the largest for purchase-mortgage loans overall, while New Orleans, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis have the largest differences in refinance mortgage rates, the study found. Also, due to the large loan sizes, California borrowers ...
Some big swings in mortgage banking profitability yielded an unexpected $4.31 billion bonanza for commercial banks and thrifts in the first quarter of 2018. According to call-report data analyzed by Inside Mortgage Trends, the industry’s mortgage banking was up 38.0 percent from the prior period. Several key banks reported gigantic increases, including Wells Fargo’s 170.0 percent jump to $1.22 billion and Bank of America’s 214.1 percent surge to ... [Includes one data chart]
PeerStreet was founded in 2014, reached a cumulative $500.0 million in originations this past September and recently surpassed $1.0 billion in originations.
Real estate agents, who influence a substantial amount of purchase-mortgage business, generally favored working with nonbank lenders over the megabanks, according to exclusive survey findings compiled by Campbell Surveys and Inside Mortgage Finance.
Respondents to the Mortgage Bankers Association's quarterly mortgage banking performance survey reported, in aggregate, a negative margin in the “mid to high single digits” for the first quarter.
New FHA endorsements and VA home loan guaranty volume were both down significantly in the first quarter, but the two programs followed different paths to mostly similar results. A new Inside FHA/VA Lending ranking and analysis shows that endorsements of FHA forward mortgages slipped 10.5 percent from the fourth quarter to $48.96 billion. That was the lowest quarterly output for the program since early 2015, when just $39.48 billion of FHA forward loans were originated. In the VA program, new loan guarantees fell 11.1 percent from the fourth quarter to $39.06 billion. That was the lowest three-month total since the first lap in 2016, with $37.09 billion produced. Most of the decline in FHA business was in purchase-mortgage lending, which fell 13.5 percent from the fourth quarter. While purchase loans still accounted for a hefty 71.1 percent of FHA forward endorsements during the ... [Charts]
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