Many top-tier sellers in the agency single-family market recorded massive increases in sales of rate-term refinances in the fourth quarter — but the refi market cratered in December.
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Nonbanks, and even some large banks, would like to keep more of the servicing rights they create this year. But if origination profits sputter, all bets could be off.
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The regulator estimates that the move will prompt a jump in mortgage originations. The rule is largely unchanged from an earlier proposal despite concerns raised by mortgage companies.
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Lenders are concerned that the incoming Trump administration might reinstate limits on GSE acquisitions, repeating an action from the first Trump administration.
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Mortgage bankers are trying to stay optimistic about the coming months but interest rates are rising, applications are down and inflation hasn’t been fully tamed.
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Michael Barr to step down as Fed vice chair for supervision; fifteen states and the National Association of Home Builders sue HUD over energy-efficiency requirements; Ally to exit origination business.
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The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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