December 13, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: French Hill to Lead HFSC / FHA Offers Hurricane Relief to Lenders / Affordability Issues Persist / Negative Outlook for Statebridge / PHH Turns to BlendRep. French Hill, R-AR, will lead the House Financial Services Committee next year.
December 3, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: FHA Adopts Bank-Like Cyber Reporting Requirements / CFPB Looks to Regulate Data Brokers / Bipartisan Legislation in House on AI / Expanded-Credit MBS From InvictusFHA’s new cyber incident reporting requirements align with those of the federal banking regulators.
November 27, 2024By Brandon IveyServicers Improve Borrower Outreach, Eyeing ROIInvestments in customer service can help both borrowers and servicers, according to industry participants. Servicers are using AI and other tech to help borrowers and potentially generate recapture business.
November 14, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: LOs Shy Away From AI / Homeowners Consider Moving Post-Election / Home Tours Increase / InterLinc Ready to Hire
November 13, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Applications Hold Steady / Mixed Trends in Foreclosures / Cherry Hill REIT Takes Loss / A&D Provides CRM Tool to Brokers
November 7, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: FICO Increasing Score Price / Earnings Jump at Finance of America / Zillow Increases Originations / Losses Narrow at Blend
October 31, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Pending Home Sales Increase / NerdWallet Acquires Mortgage Broker / ICE Takes Losses on Mortgage Tech Offerings / Monthly Payments Allowed Soon for NFIP
October 17, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Chimera to Acquire Asset Manager / $300 Million Investment in HEI Provider / Cerberus Packages US Bank Loans / Jumbo MBS From Chase / Rocket’s Latest CES Securitization / Better Launches Voice AI
October 15, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: PNC’s Originations Increase, Margins Decline / Home Price Appreciation Slows / Low Satisfaction / PenFed Turns to Blend
October 11, 2024By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Still No Capital Re-Proposal / Winner of NPL Auction / Compliance Dataset From MISMO / NYMT Back With IPL MBS