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Inside Mortgage Finance

March 7, 2024

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Big-Ticket Lending Loses Glow as Production Fades

Production of agency high-balance loans held up slightly better than the downturn in non-agency jumbo originations, but both sectors recorded big quarterly declines. Read More

Courts Pressed by Regulators, Trade Groups on Servicing Issues

The CFPB and the FTC have filed an amicus brief supporting borrowers in a case against Ocwen Loan Servicing, while lender trade groups urged the Supreme Court to intervene in a federal preemption case. Read More

House Passes FY24 Funding Omnibus in Bipartisan Vote

The six-bill appropriations package, which includes FY2024 funding for the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs, now heads to the Senate. Read More

Warehouse Lenders Willing to Be Flexible in Tough Times

As long as struggling mortgage companies show that they’re on the path to profitability, warehouse lenders say they have their back. Read More

Banner Bank Settles Wage Theft Lawsuit for $15 Million

Banner Bank denied the allegations, but said it agreed to a class settlement to fully focus on its core business. Read More

Texas Wildfire Reinforces Property Insurance Issues

The impact climate change-related natural disasters are having on the property insurance sector is not limited to Texas, according to experts. Read More

White House Faces Deadline on Warrants on GSE Stock

The approaching expiration of Treasury’s warrants on Fannie and Freddie stock and the possibility of a second Trump administration have revived debate on the potential end of the conservatorship of the GSEs. Read More

HUD Extends Multifamily Risk-Sharing Program

The Mortgage Bankers Association has opposed the extension of the risk-sharing program, which provides capital to housing finance agencies that offer FHA loans for affordable multifamily rental properties. Read More

NYCB Gets $1B Investment; MSR Sales Speculation Cools

The equity investment is led by Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm headed by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Read More

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