Bob Garrett, executive vice president in charge of warehouse finance at First Tennessee Bank, said he’s seen some competitors that are so overwhelmed with demand they’re turning away business.
FHA/VA lending is the segment where brokers enjoy their biggest market share. In the jumbo space, they captured just 5.0% of second-quarter volume, along with a 17.1% share in the conventional-conforming market.
For the first half, the top five HECM lenders were American Advisors Group, One Reverse Mortgage, Synergy One, Reverse Mortgage Funding, and Fairway Independent Mortgage…
Even though the preferred stock purchase agreement between the GSEs and the Treasury Department limits Fannie’s and Freddie’s capital reserves to $3 billion each, FHFA still requires the enterprises to undergo the stress test evaluation each year…
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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