Ginnie Mae continued growing its forward-mortgage servicing portfolio during the first quarter, leading to a rising share of high-coupon mortgages. Meanwhile, the GSE servicing market contracted slightly. (Includes two data tables.)
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The use of discount points to lower mortgage rates has jumped in recent years as interest rates continued to climb. But the benefit of the points for the borrower is unclear, the CFPB said in a report.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association and the Community Home Lenders of America are on opposite sides of the debate about allowing the GSEs to waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance.
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Waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates is a bit like waiting for Godot. It seems as though a cut in rates may never come. Still, there is some improvement in volumes and margins in the non-QM sector.
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A dip in United Wholesale Mortgage stock last week, driven by a report from a hedge fund that shorted the nonbank, has raised awareness on the number of mortgage companies that are being shorted.
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These are trying times for most home lenders, thanks to a weak origination market. What to do? Keep trimming staff or tough it out? Meanwhile, some experts believe executives should start cutting their own pay.
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Regulators were aware that the three regional banks that failed last year had large amounts of uninsured deposits and high exposure to FHLBank advances.
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