Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It also has been a brutal year for the secondary market that creates liquidity for mortgage lenders as greatly reduced mortgage originations, liquidity challenges and interest rate volatility have played havoc in the whole-loan trading as well as the private-label and agency securitization channels. “The

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

These multiple market pressures have fueled rate volatility and accompanying pricing-execution pressures that have led to a difficult beginning of the year for the private-label securities (PLS) market, according to market experts, and, as a side effect, sparked a more robust market for whole-loan sales — with loans often being sold at a discount.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2022

billion in assets, has a diverse portfolio of residential and commercial real estate assets. A closer look at WMC’s books, however, shows that as of June 30 its residential whole loan portfolio, nearly all of which is comprised of non-QM loans, was underwater by some $44 million. WMC, with some $2.8 The dreaded discount.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“However, the company was able to report a profit in an extremely difficult operating environment for residential mortgage originators in addition to seasonally low purchase origination volumes in Q4.” Therefore, its results portend a challenging quarter for the non-bank mortgage sector,” Kornfeld said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market has been resurrected from its near-death following the global financial crisis a decade and a half ago. This year it is on track to securitize loan volume approaching or even exceeding $100 billion, and driving a healthy share of that secondary market business is J.P.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Additionally, modern mortgage servicing software and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) automate investor reporting and compliance and create a more efficient workflow, effectively allowing servicers to service loans in-house to maximize their advantages. In addition to saving time, APIs minimize errors stemming from human oversight.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The company relied on several warehouse lenders to obtain advances in order to originate residential mortgages, paying off these lines of credit after selling the loans in the secondary market. Representatives for FirstFunding and Sprout did not return requests for comments. However, FirstFunding’s attorney Benjamin A.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s decision to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday signaled that officials are still focused on bringing down inflation to 2% while monitoring how much recent bank failures slow lending in the economy and cool demand. Rates were lower at 6.45% on Wednesday on Mortgage News Daily. ​​In

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

About $180 billion in residential bulk MSR assets were brought to market just in the month of January, “and February will be another huge month as well,” according to Michael Carnes, managing director of the MSR valuation group for New York-based Mortgage Industry Advisory Corporation (MIAC). billion, or 8.2% market share. and 6.2%; J.P.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Last year, fast-rising rates and related volatility, coupled with liquidity challenges in the bank and nonbank sectors, high home prices and a shortage of housing inventory all worked together to suppress mortgage originations and the secondary market outlets for those loans as well.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2022

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York ’s second-quarter 2022 Household Debt and Credit Report shows that limits on HELOCs jumped by $18 billion in the second quarter of this year, “the first substantial increase in HELOC limits since 2011,” and an indicator of an increase in new originations. billion in 2021 to $4.6

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by an additional 75 basis points on Wednesday, the central bank said it will hike rates as high as 4.6% Loan officers get an up-close look at how much shoppers and capital-strapped buyers are getting priced out in the rate-rising environment. According to the NAR, there were 1.28

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

New Residential Investment Corp.’ The MSR portfolio totaled $626 billion in unpaid principal balance in March, compared to $629 billion in December. According to Michael Nierenberg, CEO of New Residential, the company generated a 5% return to shareholders and grew its book value by 10% in the first quarter.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall. trillion in new loans in 2020 and $3.9 mortgage industry to fund $4.1

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

The residential real estate industry faces an interesting dynamic of rising mortgage rates while, at the same time, homeowners have record equity in their homes. Once approved for a HELOC, they can access the line of credit as needed, as opposed to having cash sitting in a savings bank from a refi. homeowners.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

MSRs gain value as interest rates rise, in part because upward-bound rates cause mortgage refinancing to ebb, which slows prepayment speeds on mortgages — increasing the effective long-term yield of the servicing rights tied to those loans. In fact, the largest MSR deal of the month for Incenter, involving a loan portfolio valued at $23.7

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The executive spoke during a panel at the 8th Annual Residential Mortgage Servicing Rights Forum, a conference held in Manhattan on November 14 and 15. Government and conforming loans held for sale would have a 20% risk weight. Other loans held for sale would have a 50% risk weight. “It’s a scary situation.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2022

The residential real estate industry faces an interesting dynamic of rising mortgage rates while, at the same time, homeowners have record equity in their homes. Once approved for a HELOC, they can access the line of credit as needed, as opposed to having cash sitting in a savings bank from a refi. homeowners.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When rising interest rates and plummeting affordability decimate loan applications, it’s even more difficult. Maintaining the servicing rights of loans originated by the lender is equally as important as those acquired through a purchase. But lenders must also consider mortgage originator’s loan product innovation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

That doesn’t rule out that the banking behemoth might still have a such a deal in the works, however. As of the start of this year, Wells Fargo’s all-agency MSR portfolio included some $608 billion in loans serviced based the unpaid principal balance, or 7.3% Or it could signal a future MSR-market stampede. of the entire $8.4

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

At the same time, those options trigger specific additional requirements from investors, including reporting principal and interest collection activity, drafting funds due to the investor, resolving any reporting or drafting discrepancies, and reconciling custodial accounts. Includes web applications. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These are financial investment products on commercial properties, as opposed to residential realty. They are also mortgage loans (typically non-recourse debts), so any commercial or consumer debt is secured solely by collateral. Segments These bonds are composed of underlying loans, usually contained within trusts.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Net issuance represents new securities issued less the decline in outstanding securities due to principal paydowns or prepayments. Agency MBS trading activity also “dwarfs the other segments of the market, with $288 billion of daily trading volume,” according to a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

As the Federal Reserve announced yet another 75 basis point interest rate hike Wednesday, loan officers and lending executives — already well aware of the news — were looking ahead, questioning whether mortgage rates will spike or dip in the aftermath. I think it’s already priced in the market.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. And in July, it announced its formal launch of Orchard Home Loans. They can work with any lender of their choice, including Orchard Home Loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

Many have already pointed to the failures of Silicon Valley Bank , Silvergate Bank , and Signature Bank as evidence that the Fed “finally broke something.” Today, refinances (including cash-out home equity loans) have slowed to a 22-year low of approximately 10% of current loans originated.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

Less than two months after the abrupt failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank , federal regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase Bank. First Republic is the largest lender to collapse since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest bank failure in American history.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Meet the presenters James Heaslet Serving as the Chief Appraiser for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty Service since 2018, James is responsible for developing and overseeing policies and regulations for the VA Construction and Valuation department. Sign up now.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

First, as you make monthly payments, you gain equity by the amount that the mortgage principal is reduced each month. Second, you could theoretically take out additional mortgage loans that when combined with the original mortgage add up to more than the market value of the loan. Home Equity is Like having Money in the Bank.

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Marco Santarelli

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Real estate or mortgage note investing is owning real estate without property management or without becoming a landlord where the homeowner pays the investor instead of the bank. A real estate mortgage note is a promissory note secured by a mortgage loan. Therefore, the loan amount would be $120,000.

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Marco Santarelli

MARCH 20, 2024

Although homeowners' insurance costs are on the rise, they pale in comparison to the substantial financial commitments associated with mortgage principal and interest payments. Residential investment, a key component of economic activity, maintained a positive trajectory, albeit at a slower pace compared to previous quarters.

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RIS Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

She is a highly experienced REALTOR® in estates, investment, residential and trust properties. She brings a mix of investment banking and a legal background into her work in real estate. Woyak has been a principal broker for many years, leading small and large brokerages, and teaching thousands of agents across the state of Idaho.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Meet the presenters James Heaslet Serving as the Chief Appraiser for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty Service since 2018, James is responsible for developing and overseeing policies and regulations for the VA Construction and Valuation department. View Pro-Series webinars.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Large banks have historically been the rulers of the jumbo market. This is because surging mortgage rates , upcoming regulatory changes and regional bank collapses have forced large depositories to pull back. We also sought input from industry experts, lenders and loan officers. billion), Bank of America ($20.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2022

a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Mill Valley California that has residential operations focused on nonagency jumbo loans, recently reported a second-quarter 2022 net loss of $100 million, after recording a net gain of $31 million in the prior quarter. Redwood Trust Inc. , a long-term player in the non-QM mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

The bank entered into an agreement to buy $1.8 billion of single-family residential loans at a discount, according to the outlet. Banc of California and PacWest announced on Tuesday an all-stock merger with a $400 million equity raise from Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners to create a bank with $36 billion in assets.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

As banks and non-bank lenders recently released earnings for the first quarter of 2022, two things became clear: Origination volume plummeted across the board, but those that managed to muster up a good quarter benefited from servicing portfolios. million), nonbank mortgage lender and servicer New Residential Investment Corp. ($690

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