Mortgage Industry Digests Calabria’s Remarks. No Details (Yet) on Recap & Release May 21, 2019 Paul Muolo FHFA Director Mark Calabria: "For instance, we are actively reviewing all recent expansions into new markets and activities to put an end to the era of charter creep."Read More
To the Rescue of Fannie and Freddie: The Spring Homebuying Season May 21, 2019 John Bancroft GSE purchase business totaled $40.5 billion, the strongest reading since November...Read More
Controversial Fair Lending Chief Quits the CFPB May 16, 2019 Yemeng Yang Blankenstein, a political appointee, was hired by former CFPB acting Director Mick Mulvaney to oversee the supervision and enforcement...Read More
Jumbo Lending Stands Out in 1Q19 Production Slump May 16, 2019 John Bancroft Conventional-conforming loans still accounted for over half of total first-lien originations in 1Q19 but volume was down 9.0% sequentially...Read More
Struggling Ditech Goes Dark on Most Future SEC Filings May 16, 2019 Paul Muolo Ditech management is calling it a day on filing 8-Ks, 10-Qs and the like as its shares trade for pennies on the dollar...Read More
Short Takes: A New Mortgage Benchmark Has Arrived / Next Up for Calabria: the MBS Secondary in NYC / The Chicago Way / A Loss for Cherry Hill, but… / A New Deputy Director at the CFPB May 15, 2019 Paul Muolo April was a record month for nonbank mortgage giant Guaranteed Rate...Read More
NAR Should be Happy: FHFA Will Leave Untouched the 30-Year FRM, Loan Limits May 15, 2019 Paul Muolo Next up for Calabria: A policy speech before the Mortgage Bankers Association...Read More
Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance Off to Slow Start in 2Q19 May 15, 2019 Brandon Ivey Whole loan sale execution has reached parity with securitizations...Read More
Sources: Bids Due on Ditech Financial by Month’s End May 15, 2019 Paul Muolo Under supervision of the court, the Ditech franchise continues to operate, originating loans and servicing mortgages.Read More
Short Takes: Former FHA Chief Stevens Weighs in on Administrative Reform of the GSEs / Watch the Swim Lanes / New Executive Hires for Angel Oak / Redwood Preps Prime Non-agency MBS / Not All Agree on CLO Standards May 14, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Will new FHFA chief Mark Calabria narrow the GSE swim lanes?Read More