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Inside Mortgage Finance

January 13, 2022

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Nonbanks Push Agency MBS Servicing Beyond $8 Trillion

Many of the top nonbank servicers recorded strong increases in their agency servicing rights, through both organic production and bulk MSR purchases in the secondary market. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

As New Year Begins, a Torrid Pace for MSR Offerings

Eager to tap a red-hot servicing market, nonbank mortgage shops are sidling up to the sales trough. How long might the bonanza last? Maybe all year. Read More

Servicers Cautious on Foreclosures as Forbearance Plans End

Servicers aren’t rushing to complete foreclosures as borrowers reach the end of their forbearance plans. The CFPB has a close eye on mortgage shops, prompting caution among industry participants. Read More

Pandemic Allows Researchers to Assess CECL Effectiveness

Fed economists calculate the impact the new accounting standard had on bank lending during the COVID-19 emergency. Read More

Redfin Makes a Move as M&A Heats Up

It should be a banner year for mergers and acquisitions in the residential finance space. Already, two deals have been announced, with more likely to follow. Read More

Lenders Call for Changes to Small-Business Data Proposal

The recommendations from a coalition of lenders, led by the Mortgage Bankers Association, were oriented largely at reducing the burden of data collection by allowing loans to be screened out of the process more easily. Read More

Uncertainty Clouds Build Back Better Prospects

The housing community continues to search for signs of negotiations on the Build Back Better agenda, but whether the legislation will pass or how much housing funding will remain in the final version of the bill is anybody’s guess. Read More

Grapevine: Of Mortgage Men and Mansions / Non-Agency MBS Remains Brisk

loanDepot’s founder is busy buying luxury homes these days. In a few weeks we’ll know how well the company did in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, non-agency MBS production remains brisk. Read More

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