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Mortgage Banking Income Hits Post-Crisis Low in 4Q18

February 26, 2019

John Bancroft

Despite the dismal fourth-quarter performance, bank income from mortgage banking was actually up 13.5% from 2017...

Short Takes: How Fast for Calabria? Very Fast / It Pays to Have a Godfather / What About a ‘Hold’? / Record Attendance at SFIG Vegas / Mixed Opinions on Expanded-Credit

February 26, 2019

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

Now for the big question: Will any Democratic senators put a hold on the Calabria nomination?

GSEs’ Single Security on Track for Implementation June 3. Otting Supports it 100%

February 25, 2019

Brandon Ivey

FHFA’s Mary Ellen Taylor noted the project aims to increase liquidity in the to-be announced MBS market and is not an effort to combine Fannie and Freddie into one entity.

Former FHA Chief Galante Quits Ocwen’s Board, Ex-GE Exec Britell Joins

February 25, 2019

Paul Muolo

Ocwen is scheduled to report fourth quarter results on Wednesday…

NAR Dissects GSE Reform Proposals, Has a Few Ideas of its Own

February 25, 2019

Dennis Hollier

NAR makes a persuasive case that Fannie and Freddie should be restructured as strictly regulated, shareholder-owned utilities…

Short Takes: Kushner Getting Cushy with Fannie and Freddie? / Working with Lenders, Not Property Owners / Prepayments Fall to 18-Year Low / More Funding for Better.com

February 25, 2019

Paul Muolo

A Freddie spokesman confirmed to us what we’ve always assumed: “We are not a primary lender.”

What We’re Hearing: Franklin Raines’ Dream / FannieMae.com? / The Hype Behind Digital Mortgages and Cost Savings / Replacing Moderately Paid Workers with Expensive Programmers / Calabria a Lock? / NAR's GSE Ideas

February 22, 2019

Paul Muolo

And here’s another farce: Once the system is built, maintaining it will be cheap (because regulations and products never change)…

Money-Losing Zillow Has New (Old) CEO, Plans Significant Foray into Mortgages

February 22, 2019

Brandon Ivey

Zillow’s management believes that within three to five years the firm could originate 3,000 mortgages per month...

Coming Up Roses: Nonprime MBS

February 22, 2019

Brandon Ivey

Verus first launched its acquisition program in 2015. As of the end of October, the company had purchased mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of $3 billion…

Mortgage Broker Market Share Hits 9-Year High

February 21, 2019

John Bancroft

The gain in the sector was largely attributable to the biggest player in table-funding: United Wholesale Mortgage…

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Mortgage Banking Income Hits Post-Crisis Low in 4Q18

Short Takes: How Fast for Calabria? Very Fast / It Pays to Have a Godfather / What About a ‘Hold’? / Record Attendance at SFIG Vegas / Mixed Opinions on Expanded-Credit

GSEs’ Single Security on Track for Implementation June 3. Otting Supports it 100%

Former FHA Chief Galante Quits Ocwen’s Board, Ex-GE Exec Britell Joins

NAR Dissects GSE Reform Proposals, Has a Few Ideas of its Own

Short Takes: Kushner Getting Cushy with Fannie and Freddie? / Working with Lenders, Not Property Owners / Prepayments Fall to 18-Year Low / More Funding for Better.com

What We’re Hearing: Franklin Raines’ Dream / FannieMae.com? / The Hype Behind Digital Mortgages and Cost Savings / Replacing Moderately Paid Workers with Expensive Programmers / Calabria a Lock? / NAR's GSE Ideas

Money-Losing Zillow Has New (Old) CEO, Plans Significant Foray into Mortgages

Coming Up Roses: Nonprime MBS

Mortgage Broker Market Share Hits 9-Year High

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