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March 1, 2018

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Purchase-Mortgage Market Hit Post-Crisis High In 2017, First-Timers Helped Lead the Charge

First-time homebuyers – especially those who took out private mortgage insurance – played a huge role in financing home purchases last year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. Read More

A Match Made in Adversity? Ocwen Agrees to Buy PHH Corp. Can it Fly?

Ocwen Financial midweek agreed to buy PHH Corp. for roughly $360 million in cash, a deal that caught the market by surprise and has analysts and advisors wondering whether two money-losing lender/servicers can make a go of it in a tough origination market. Read More

Warehouse Commitments Begin to Slow in a Rising Rate Environment

Warehouse providers ended 2017 with an estimated $67.0 billion of commitments on their books, flat compared to the prior quarter and a sign that growth in the sector, at least for now, is taking a respite in the wake of higher interest rates. Read More

Republicans Seen as Using Watt’s Pending Departure from FHFA as Leverage to Move on Housing-Finance Reform

Republicans in Congress are using the potential for administrative reform of the government-sponsored enterprises as leverage in negotiations on housing-finance reform legislation, according to industry observers. Passage of reform legislation involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appears unlikely this year and some investors in the secondary market would prefer to keep things as is. Read More

Ginnie Mulling Changes to Acknowledgement Agreement to Ensure Nonbanks are Sufficiently Funded to Meet Obligations

Ginnie Mae is considering revising its acknowledgement agreement with mortgage-backed securities issuers and third-party creditors to ensure that nonbank program participants have sufficient liquidity to make timely payments to investors. Read More

AEI Wants Administration to Wind Down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Reform FHA

The American Enterprise Institute this week released a proposal to gradually eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through administrative action and reform the FHA program. Many of its recommendations could be implemented by the Federal Housing Finance Agency director that President Trump can nominate early next year. Read More

Internal Revenue Service Clears Up Confusion On Deducting Home-Equity Loan Interest

The Internal Revenue Service said that interest payments on home-equity loans can still be deductible under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect at the end of 2017 if it’s used for home improvements. Read More

GE Weighs Settlement in Anticipation of DOJ Action Against Defunct Subprime Mortgage Subsidiary

General Electric is exploring the possibility of a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve an ongoing federal investigation of its discontinued pre-crisis subprime mortgage business, known as WMC. Read More

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