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PNC Bank breached COVID-19 payment deferral agreement: suit

Housing Wire

PNC Bank allegedly breached Fannie Mae ’s COVID-19 payment deferral agreement by continuing to charge homeowners who opted for the home retention option for past-due monthly principal and interest payments. In response to the lawsuit, PNC Bank said that they “do not wish to offer a comment.”

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The Fed is not done with rate hikes, even as the housing industry begs for mercy

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Inflation has been moderating but it’s still well above the Fed’s comfort level – increasing the likelihood of the central bank going ahead with further rate hikes. The Fed’s updated economic projections showed that central bankers forecast that inflation could finish 2023 at 3.2% The industry wants a complete stop.

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MSR sale could improve NYCB capital ratio by up to 15bps: KBW

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Struggling New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), which triggered fears of new bank collapses, could benefit from selling mortgage servicing rights ( MSR ) to improve its capital ratio, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW). NYCB became a large mortgage servicer after the acquisition of Flagstar Bank in December 2022.

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The great mortgage bank consolidation wave is underway

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Up to 30% of the 1,000 largest independent mortgage banks are projected to disappear by the end of 2023 via sales, mergers or failures in the wake of the double whammy of still-rising inflation and interest rates. The consolidation fervor is being fed by several factors, according to David Hrobon, a principal with Stratmor.

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NYCB, a struggling $78B resi mortgage servicer, to receive $1B equity investment

Housing Wire

In turn, the bank is expanding its board of directors, adding four new seats to include Mnuchin, the former Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, Allen Puwalski from Hudson Bay, and Reverence Capital’s managing partner Milton Berlinski. ” On a call on February 7, management told analysts that the bank’s total liquidity was $37.3

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A repositioning of players in the MSR market is underway

Housing Wire

MSR holdings for banks over same period remained essentially flat, however, according to Recursion’s data — at $2.773 trillion in 2019 versus $2.747 trillion as of January 2024, again based on the outstanding balance of loans serviced. Well’s MSR portfolio was shrinking even as the MSR market continues to expand, however.

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Reverse mortgage originators on the referral opportunities they’re watching in 2024

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Wisconsin: No proprietary but plenty of opportunity Cullen, who works at University Bank , explained that while he occasionally gets business opportunities from outside Wisconsin , he prefers to remain within his home state since he likes to conduct business face to face as much as possible. So, for me, the HECM is the go-to product.

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