Ginnie Grapples With RMF’s Reverse Mortgage Portfolio January 5, 2024 Paul Muolo It stands to reason that Ginnie would want to sell the HECMs it seized from Reverse Mortgage Funding.Read More
Lenders Urged to Make First-Time Homeownership Sustainable January 5, 2024 Monica Hogan The first five years of homeownership are often the most challenging financially for first-time buyers.Read More
Delinquencies on Non-QMs Rising at ‘Worrying’ Rate January 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey The increase in impairments in November was the largest increase seen in the sector outside of COVID.Read More
Short Takes: MSR Buyers Still Hungry / Applications Slow / Some Home Price Depreciation Expected / Expanded-Credit MBS From Annaly January 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey The industry expects robust bulk MSR trading during the first quarter.Read More
Short Takes: ‘Overvalued’ Share of Homes Increasing / Existing Home Sales Up / FHA/VA Delinquencies Rising / National Strategy for Financial Inclusion December 21, 2023 Brandon Ivey Homes in 88% of metropolitan statistical areas in the country are overvalued, according to Fitch Ratings.Read More
A Large Servicing Layoff Right Before the Holidays December 20, 2023 Paul Muolo Headquartered in Lake Zurich, IL, Dovenmuehle did not return media inquiries on the matter.Read More
Ginnie’s Assets, Liabilities Jump With RMF Takeover December 20, 2023 Monica Hogan Total Ginnie assets stood at $60.2 billion as of the end of September, up from $39.5 billion a year earlier. And liabilities increased from $9.7 billion to $29.4 billion.Read More
Short Takes: Applications Slow / loanDepot’s New Line of Credit / Another Loss on Old MBS / Stellar Innovations / Correction December 20, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Loan applications declined even as interest rates came down further.Read More
Flexibility Key as CFPB Revises Loss-Mitigation Standards December 19, 2023 Sam Manas The CFPB is in the process of revising its mortgage servicing standards under Regulation X, and expects to float a proposed rule in March.Read More
Short Takes: Slow Recovery Expected / Mild Recession? / Home Price Appreciation Slows / New Expanded-Credit MBS December 19, 2023 Brandon Ivey Fannie Mae expects a slow pace of recovery from previously recessionary levels of housing activity.Read More