FHA Originations Take it on the Chin; Nonbanks Continue to Dominate May 14, 2019 George Brooks Over the past three years, FHA's best quarter came in 3Q16 when lenders produced $72.3 billion of forward loans...Read More
Flagstar Faces Financial Exposure on Failure of Reverse Lender May 13, 2019 Dennis Hollier Reverse lender Live Well Financial of Virginia closed its doors last week, laying off roughly 100 full-timers... Read More
Signs of Life: A 24% Jump in Ginnie Mae Issuance May 13, 2019 John Bancroft The volume of both purchase and refinance loans was up sharply from March... Read More
CMBS Issuance Nicked, GSE MF MBS Off 29 Percent in 1Q19 May 10, 2019 John Bancroft Ginnie Mae multifamily securitization fell 34.4% in the first quarter.Read More
The Ginnie ‘Liquidity Letter’ Meetings are Over. Now What? May 9, 2019 Paul Muolo The 14 Ginnie Mae nonbank issuers were never identified by the agency but everyone in the industry knows who they are...Read More
Short Takes: Which Shops Received Subpoenas? / Not Just the Top Dogs / What Ginnie MBS Investors Hate: Fast Prepays / Ocwen’s Challenges / Lending Can Be Expensive May 8, 2019 Paul Muolo The loan application losing streak has ended!Read More
At Least 12 VA Lenders Subpoenaed by the Feds. Former Regulator: ‘This is Going to be Huge’ May 8, 2019 Paul Muolo Former FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens: "Churning is bad for Ginnie Mae investors."Read More
IPO for PIMCO’s New REIT Could Raise $1.0 Billion, Plans to Buy Agency MBS May 7, 2019 Brandon Ivey PIMCO Mortgage Income Trust hopes to raise $1.0 billion with a planned initial public offering. The new REIT will focus its investments on agency MBS...Read More
Ginnie Mae Seeks Feedback on Potential Changes to Pooling Criteria May 3, 2019 George Brooks Ginnie Mae is seeking public comment about the impact of potential changes to its loan-pooling guidelines.Read More
Wells Kicked Off its Pedestal as Top Issuer of Agency MBS May 3, 2019 John Bancroft Where Wells Fargo is no longer number one: Monthly MBS issuance...Read More