Mortgage Industry Sees Promise in Blockchain Technology. Ranieri Enters the Space… April 18, 2018 Brandon Ivey MISMO noted that blockchain is based on digitized, distributed ledgers…Read More
MBA: Lower Lending Profits, and Fewer Firms Making Money April 18, 2018 Paul Muolo An ominous sign: 80 percent of mortgage companies surveyed earned a pre-tax financial profit for the year, compared to 94 percent tin 2016.Read More
Ditech Finally Releases 4Q17 Results – A Loss and a Warning About 2018 April 17, 2018 Paul Muolo Ditech added that under new leadership, the lender/servicer “continues to develop and execute various strategies to improve” its performance.Read More
Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuers Getting More Creative… April 17, 2018 Brandon Ivey Due diligence reviews can be costly, especially when the mortgages being produced are pristine.Read More
Now in the Works: A ‘State Level’ CFPB (Thanks to Mulvaney?) April 17, 2018 Yemeng Yang The Garden State is following in the footsteps of Pennsylvania, which created a Consumer Financial Protection Unit last July and hired a former CFPB attorney to lead the initiative.Read More
Short Takes: Bank of America Kisses Mortgage Banking (Reporting) Goodbye / When MSR Cash Flow Becomes ‘Immaterial’ / The Eye of the Beholder / Tossing Mortgage Stuff Overboard / Redwood on an MBS Hot Streak / Leaving loanDepot for Impac April 17, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Is Bank of America doing a slow fade on mortgages? Read More
A Steep 1Q18 Decline in Residential Production for BofA April 16, 2018 Paul Muolo BofA also produced $3.75 billion of home equity loans in the first quarter...Read More
Stearns Holdings Wants to Retire $80 Million Worth of High-Yielding Paper April 16, 2018 Paul Muolo Finance of America’s new president is industry veteran Bill Dallas.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance Down Sharply in 1Q18, but Subprime and Alt A Show Promise April 13, 2018 John Bancroft During 1Q18, issuance of MBS backed by seasoned loans fell 50.8 percent…Read More
Chicago Bank Pulls the Plug on National Residential Lending, Will Take a $37 Million Hit (At Least) April 13, 2018 Paul Muolo MB Financial plans to keep originating home loans in the greater Chicago area and will keep its mortgage servicing platform intact.Read More
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