Purchase mortgages and refis increased across the board in the agency MBS market in the third quarter, with the strongest growth seen in refis that carried primary mortgage insurance. (Includes three data tables.)
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Ginnie Mae Acting President Sam Valverde believes long-term commitment of resources could allow the agency to do more to address nonbank liquidity challenges.
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The refi boom fizzled in recent weeks as mortgage rates increased. Now it’s a waiting game for lenders and borrowers, with rates expected to go down, eventually.
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TD Bank plans to sell some of its jumbo mortgages and a correspondent business to free up asset space under a new cap set by the OCC. Wells Fargo, meanwhile, appears to be nearing a release from its cap.
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The settlement between Franklin Credit Management and the Massachusetts attorney general will require the servicer to cease collecting or attempting to collect on “zombie” second liens in the state.
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