2Q22 is Almost Over. Servicing Markups? Anyone? June 29, 2022 Paul Muolo One advisor noted: "If you want to go higher now you can, but the dynamics justifying it may not last much longer.”Read More
Short Takes: A Mortgage RIF at JPM? / WARN What? / Bidding on MSRs / A New Jumbo Deal / Greystone Hires FRB Banker as New CEO June 27, 2022 Paul Muolo JPM is working on a new jumbo MBS deal with loans supplied by UWM...Read More
Trouble Ahead? Seller Repurchases of Fannie/Freddie Loans Spike June 21, 2022 John Bancroft It marks the first time quarterly repurchases topped the $1 billion mark since the second quarter of 2014.Read More
Private Equity Finds Gold in MSR Investments June 21, 2022 Paul Muolo A trust-worthy asset class, at least for now: mortgage servicing rights...Read More
Depositories Lose Ground in MSRs, Nonbanks Plow On June 16, 2022 John Bancroft Nonbanks boosted their combined servicing by 4.8%, hitting $6.231 trillion...Read More
More MSR Deals Hit the Auction Circuit June 15, 2022 Paul Muolo As a way to raise cash, more lenders are contemplating servicing sales...Read More
Lenders, for the Most Part, Like FHA 40-Year Loan-Mod Proposal June 15, 2022 Monica Hogan NAR noted that 9.58% of FHA borrowers “were in some stage of delinquency” during the first quarter.Read More
A Rare Slowdown in the Outsourcing of Servicing June 14, 2022 Paul Muolo At the end of March, 31.7% of all outstanding residential mortgages were being processed by someone other than the owner of the MSRs...Read More
Saving the Day in 1Q22: MSR Markups June 8, 2022 Brandon Ivey Overall, the 21 shops reported a loss of $1.27 billion from mortgage production activities in 1Q22...Read More
Bank MSR Values Hit 16-Year High June 6, 2022 Brandon Ivey Banks, combined, handled $3.15 trillion in mortgage servicing for others as of the end of March...Read More