Stated-income loans are being offered at 5.49 percent as long as the borrower puts down 20 percent. Meanwhile, Walter wants to keep its contract terms with Fannie Mae secret.
According to figures compiled by IMF, U.S. Bank Home saw its residential fundings slip to $18.62 billion in the second quarter compared to $22.46 billion in the first.
In the wake of EverBanks recent exit from the wholesale/broker channel, there appear to be signs of expansion in the sector with nonbanks leading the charge. But mortgage brokers shouldnt get their hopes up too much: Many of those expanding are nonbanks and none are likely to fill the void created by the megabanks Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo which began pulling out three years ago. I truly believe...
The Senate opted to leave town this week for its five-week August recess without calling a vote on President Obamas nominee to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Two weeks ago, Rep. Mel Watts nomination cleared the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee along a straight party-line vote, with some key Republicans vowing to block the North Carolina Democrats confirmation. Until the mid-week announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, that Watts nomination would not be taken up for debate before Congress returns from its recess on September 9, Capitol Hill watchers were wary of another potential nomination showdown between Dems and the GOP.