Over the past 12 months, Stearns Lending has jettisoned its delegated correspondent lending platform and recently sold most of its $23.2 billion servicing portfolio, raising new questions about the company’s direction.
“The new year has all of us in the MSR market off to a running start as we see increases in mortgage rates and lower originations leading to greater demand, allowing for improved pricing of the MSR asset,” said Tom Piercy, managing director of Incenter Mortgage Advisors, Denver.
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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