Nation’s Largest Non-Agency Servicer ‘Still Available’ March 23, 2023 Paul Muolo SPS is the nation’s largest servicer of nonprime mortgage assets. It also happens to be an orphan. The company is owned by Credit Suisse, whose new owner, UBS, isn’t likely to keep it.Read More
Grapevine: Trouble in Fix-and-Flip Land? / About Nonbanks… March 23, 2023 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier There are plenty of fix-and-flip home sales but profitability is starting to slip. Meanwhile, in his new book, Calabria takes a poke at nonbanks.Read More
Destined for Sale, Eventually: Home Point? March 23, 2023 Paul Muolo In 4Q22, Home Point saw its gain-on-sale margin improve to 22 basis points...Read More
Still Up for Grabs: Select Portfolio Servicing March 23, 2023 Paul Muolo Past bidders on the company include Mr. Cooper, Rithm Capital and Carrington Mortgage...Read More
Investor Appetite Growing for Excess MSR Spread March 22, 2023 Brandon Ivey According to an analysis by Inside MBS & ABS, Fannie issued $608.65 billion of XSIO MBS last year...Read More
An Increasing Problem: ‘Junk’ Fees Levied by Mortgage Servicers March 21, 2023 Sam Manas The bureau said home loan servicers are repeatedly charging borrowers for property inspection visits to known bad addresses.Read More
For Sale From Prestwick: Fannie, Freddie, Ginnie MSRs March 21, 2023 Paul Muolo The MSRs have roughly 26 months of seasoning...Read More
Future of Nation’s Largest Nonprime Servicer SPS? CS Won't Say March 20, 2023 Paul Muolo SPS has a portfolio size of $141.0 billion and a dominant market share of 42.9%...Read More
Mortgage Servicing Market Leans More to Whole Loans March 16, 2023 John Bancroft Building a portfolio of home loans through branch offices is about as old-school as business gets.Read More
Nonbanks Seek Higher Ground, Move Deposits Around March 16, 2023 Paul Muolo Some regional banks have been paying higher interest rates to attract escrow money...Read More