According to exclusive figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, once Fifth Third departs, there will be just two depositories in the top 10: Flagstar and U.S. Bank.
According to exclusive survey figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, loan brokers accounted for 9.8 percent of all originations in the fourth quarter, a slight improvement from the 9.6 percent market share reading in the third quarter.
Among other things, the eligibility standards will establish new risk-to-capital ratios for the nation’s seven active MI firms and could dictate how much in the way of dividends an MI can upstream to its parent company.
In a new report, Compass Point Research & Trading asks: “Are the special servicers bad actors?” CPR&T concludes the answer is no, but notes “there is some merit” to concerns about the rapid portfolio growth at certain firms…
Another bank bites the dust in wholesale: Fifth Third Bank, which ranks second among depositories in the channel, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.
A few weeks back, Rep. Mark Takano, D-CA, called for Congressional hearings on the single-family rental MBS market, singling out investments made by the Blackstone Group.
Company executive Doug Reilly, commenting on the mortgage M&A market, had this to say: “It seems we need to take 20 girls to the alter just to marry one”…
Investors at private equity firms told IMFnews that they believe Lawsky is using the DFS as a “bully pulpit,” paving the way for a possible run for public office.
The InterLinc executive said there’s a great deal of interest from potential acquisition targets, but he cautions that, “Not everyone wants to make the move.”