Short Takes: The GSE G-Fee ‘Tax’ that Time Forgot / Sunset Rising / Nonbank Completes Bank Purchase (A Rarity) / Ocwen’s Cash Position / Panorama Names Egenhoefer MGD May 7, 2019 Paul Muolo It's only 10 basis points on GSE loans, but it can add up...Read More
At Ocwen, the Red Ink Continues to Flow … But MSR Purchases Pick Up May 7, 2019 Paul Muolo Ocwen's originations were anemic at $353 million in the quarter. Read More
Loan Brokers Add Jobs, Mortgage Bankers Cut May 6, 2019 Paul Muolo Although the overall job market is strong, all is not well in the mortgage industry. Maybe next month will be better...Read More
Ditech Reports Another Monthly Loss. Two Month Total at $176.5 Million May 6, 2019 Paul Muolo The company registered gain-on-sale revenue of $9.8 million, just about flat compared to February.Read More
The GSE Credit Box Opens Up, Ever So Slightly May 6, 2019 John Bancroft For Fannie and Freddie, it was the highest concentration of low-score/high-LTV loans over the past five years... Read More
PennyMac Posts $46.1 Million in Net Income for 1Q. Originations Down, Servicing Up... May 3, 2019 Brandon Ivey PennyMac founder and Executive Chairman Stan Kurland: "While the correspondent market remains competitive, margins appear to be stabilizing as they were essentially unchanged from the prior quarter at 29 basis points..."Read More
Short Takes: President Trump Wants to Do What? / The Mother of All Servicing Asset Writedowns / loanDepot’s New Warehouse Securitization / Investment Property MBS from AMIPM / HMDA Relief via the CFPB May 2, 2019 Paul Muolo Just think what a 100 basis point cut in interest rates would do to the mortgage market...Read More
IRS Modernization Bill Gains Traction. Mortgage Implications? May 2, 2019 Brandon Ivey Among many other IRS reforms, the bill would modernize the Income Verification Express Service.Read More
Hedge Fund Exec Amasses (Small) Stake in Ocwen May 2, 2019 Paul Muolo A search of SEC records shows that Ocwen is not Martini’s first mortgage-related investment. In the past week, he’s owned a stake in Ditech Financial.Read More
Short Takes: Freedom Mortgage to Cherry Hill: We’re Done / But Why? / CEO’s Mansion Has Nine Bathrooms / A Loss at Mr. Cooper Tied to Negative MSR Marks / Flagstar Gets a Secondary Marketing Chief May 1, 2019 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Officials at Mr. Cooper said the loss was primarily driven by a negative $293 million net fair value mark on mortgage servicing rights.Read More