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Mortgage delinquencies near all-time low in July: CoreLogic

Housing Wire

mortgage delinquencies remained near a record low in July, with the share of homes entering that status or progressing to later stages either unchanged or lower,” said Molly Boesel, principal economist for CoreLogic , in a news release. The rate for early-stage delinquencies was 1.3% “Overall U.S.

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DataDigest: Mortgage rates aren’t causing delinquencies. Disasters are

Housing Wire

CoreLogic principal economist Molly Boesel attributes much of the stability in the low delinquency rate to low unemployment over the period. While there was a decrease in the share of mortgages six months or more past due, there was a compensating increase in early-stage delinquencies. The overall U.S. The overall U.S.

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A repositioning of players in the MSR market is underway

Housing Wire

“There are some [smaller] companies that have sold a lot of their MSRs and now have to turn that corner to real profitability, and they don’t have that piggybank to draw from,” said Charley Clark , a senior vice president and mortgage warehouse finance executive at EverBank (formerly known as TIAA Bank ).

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We read Compass’s 10K so you don’t have to

Housing Wire

Under Securities and Exchange Commission law, companies must apply generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, in reporting their finances. They are now in the discovery, or fact-finding stage, which is scheduled to last until October. Compass has made agent productivity a calling card – the firm’s principal agents do 2.7

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Rising interest rates trigger an exuberant MSR market 

Housing Wire

Incenter completed a dozen bulk sales transactions in January involving MSRs for agency-backed loan pools that together had a total unpaid principal balance of $113.2 In fact, five of the deals involved MSRs pegged to loan pools that exceeded $10 billion in unpaid principal balance. million to $23.7

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Mortgage lenders need to lean in to consumer expectations

Housing Wire

From hybrid appraisals to virtual showings to RON/RIN, the digital mortgage process took center stage over the last year. From ordering food to buying goods to managing their finances, consumers can do it all from the palm of their hand, without ever having to leave their house. And why shouldn’t they?

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Why More Homebuyers Now Are Turning to This Much Riskier Type of Mortgage

Realtor.com

And now one of the types of loans that defined that era is staging a comeback. Personal-finance expert Claire Hunsaker got an adjustable rate on both her own home and two investment properties she rented out in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her first experience with an ARM went surprisingly well. lenders are phasing it out.

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