The Supreme Court’s decision in the long-delayed Collins case sets the stage for a swift change in leadership at FHFA but it may not end the shareholder lawsuits over the GSEs and the net worth sweep.
Read More
The supply of home-equity debt outstanding in the market continued to fall in the first quarter as new originations of HELOCs and closed-end seconds declined 13%. (Includes three data charts.)
Read More
Nonbanks no longer have to pay all cash for servicing rights in the secondary market. Reason: Commercial banks have returned to the sector as financiers.
Read More
While nonbanks ranking among the top-100 lenders boosted production by 3.2% in the first quarter, depository institutions posted a 7.9% drop. (Includes two data charts.)
Read More
One veteran warehouse executive could be headed to the front lines of the M&A battle. Meanwhile, the Juneteenth holiday scuttled loan closings, but was the damage all that bad?
Read More