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Agency MBS Production Down a Modest 6.9 Percent in January. Turbulence Ahead?

February 9, 2018

John Bancroft

January volume was the lowest monthly total since May 2017…

PennyMac Financial Posts a $123.9 Million Profit in 4Q, Originations Down by 10.0 Percent; Lender Set to Launch New Products

February 9, 2018

Brandon Ivey

PennyMac originated $17.04 billion of home mortgages in the fourth quarter, largely through the correspondent channel

What We’re Hearing: America, a Good Mortgage Customer? / Higher Rates, but How Much Higher? / Mortgage Bulls / Three Former Clayton Executives Launch Due Diligence Firm / Santander’s Warehouse Chief Departs / Mel Watt’s Successor Might…

February 9, 2018

Paul Muolo

The new game in town is figuring out who will succeed Mel Watt as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...

Government and Jumbo Sectors Took the Biggest Lumps in 4Q17 Lending

February 8, 2018

John Bancroft

The conventional-conforming market held up relatively well in the fourth quarter, with origination volume easing by just 0.7 percent…

Will CFPB Chief Mulvaney Say ‘Never Mind’ on PHH Case?

February 8, 2018

Thomas Ressler

In fact, it’s possible the CFPB under Acting Director Mick Mulvaney may just say: never mind.

Better Mortgage Launches Refi Program for Airbnb Hosts, Providing Favorable Treatment to Income from Primary Residences

February 8, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Better Mortgage will use a borrower’s average Airbnb earnings from the last 24 months...

Short Takes: The Top VA IRRRL Lenders / Tax Cuts Coupled with More Government Spending, a Recipe for Disaster? / If Habib’s Interest Rate Prediction Comes True, Watch Out Below / CFPB Wants Feedback on Enforcement Processes / A New Title for Amy Brandt

February 8, 2018

Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler

Analyst Barry Habib of MBS Highway told us last week that once the yield breaks above 3.00 percent it’s only a matter of time before it hits 3.80. Just think of what that might do to the mortgage business…

Retail Loans Less Risky in Agency Market

February 7, 2018

John Bancroft

Although Freddie Mac had a higher average credit score than its rival GSE, Fannie Mae had slightly lower average DTI and LTV ratios…

Guaranteed Rate Hires Quicken Executive as New President of Online

February 7, 2018

Paul Muolo

At Quicken, Lombardi served as director of mortgage banking.

Mortgage Profits at Depositories Tumbled 29 Percent in 2017

February 6, 2018

John Bancroft

Many lenders cited increased competition in a declining market for the weaker results…

Pulte Revamps GSE Boards, Including a DOGE Addition

Christopher Stanley, a security engineer at SpaceX, is the first member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to join a GSE board.

Bessent Considers Including GSEs in a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund

Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.

Bessent Suggests GSEs for U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund

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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Agency MBS Production Down a Modest 6.9 Percent in January. Turbulence Ahead?

PennyMac Financial Posts a $123.9 Million Profit in 4Q, Originations Down by 10.0 Percent; Lender Set to Launch New Products

What We’re Hearing: America, a Good Mortgage Customer? / Higher Rates, but How Much Higher? / Mortgage Bulls / Three Former Clayton Executives Launch Due Diligence Firm / Santander’s Warehouse Chief Departs / Mel Watt’s Successor Might…

Government and Jumbo Sectors Took the Biggest Lumps in 4Q17 Lending

Will CFPB Chief Mulvaney Say ‘Never Mind’ on PHH Case?

Better Mortgage Launches Refi Program for Airbnb Hosts, Providing Favorable Treatment to Income from Primary Residences

Short Takes: The Top VA IRRRL Lenders / Tax Cuts Coupled with More Government Spending, a Recipe for Disaster? / If Habib’s Interest Rate Prediction Comes True, Watch Out Below / CFPB Wants Feedback on Enforcement Processes / A New Title for Amy Brandt

Retail Loans Less Risky in Agency Market

Guaranteed Rate Hires Quicken Executive as New President of Online

Mortgage Profits at Depositories Tumbled 29 Percent in 2017

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