Nonprime Servicing Portfolios Tick Up in First Quarter June 27, 2024 James Dohnert Chase was the only servicer among the top five to have its nonprime mortgage servicing portfolio shrink between the fourth and the first quarters.Read More
MSR Bids Not High Enough for Some Sellers June 26, 2024 Brandon Ivey Some planned MSR sales are being scrapped because the seller has the MSR marked at a higher level than the highest bid.Read More
A Lull in Mortgage Servicing Sales. Will It Last? June 24, 2024 Paul Muolo This year, MSR sales could drop to $500 billion, still a great year historically speaking...Read More
Fannie Economists Revise Rate-Cut Expectations June 21, 2024 Brandon Ivey Fannie economists now only expect one rate cut by the Fed this year, possibly in December.Read More
Short Takes: Delinquencies Down, Prepayments Up / FHFA Seeks Input on FHLBank Affordable Housing Program / CHLA Calls for Mortgage Interest Credit / HELOCs From CMG in New MBS June 21, 2024 Brandon Ivey The mortgage delinquency rate declined to 3.04% as of the end of May, down from 3.09% at the end of April, according to Intercontinental Exchange.Read More
CFPB Issues Permanent Ban to Reverse-Mortgage Servicers June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey Sutherland and NOVAD formed a servicing operation in 2014 to service HECMs on behalf of HUD.Read More
Trade Groups Seek Fix for Property Insurance ‘Crisis’ in CA June 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey The groups noted that the availability of property insurance in California is declining and prices are rising.Read More
Lenders See Difficulties Obtaining Cybersecurity Insurance June 18, 2024 Brandon Ivey J-T Gaietto, chief operating officer at ConvergentDS, a firm that helps assess cyber risks, said obtaining cybersecurity insurance “isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish.”Read More
Short Takes: Outlook for Home Prices Unclear / Compliance Concerns With HUD’s NSPIRE System / Jumbo MBS From Chase / Publishing Break June 18, 2024 Brandon Ivey Home prices are slowing and an expected decline in interest rates could prompt further changes in the trajectory of home prices.Read More
Green Shoots: Earnings Improve in Both Lending and Servicing June 17, 2024 John Bancroft The Mortgage Bankers Association quarterly performance report found similar, though somewhat bleaker, results.Read More