Thu, Oct 7 2010, 12:40 PM
Options ARM's - The Gift that Keeps on Giving; Top Lenders by Volume; Investor Angle on Foreclosure Issues
Wed, Oct 6 2010, 10:08 AM
WSJ Asks If Homebuyers Even Need Mortgage Brokers; Wells Wholesale Channel Staying Put; More on Foreclosures; Lock Extension Regs
Tue, Oct 5 2010, 9:27 AM
Feedback: Loan Closing Delayed on Foreclosed Property Purchase; More on Retained Servicing vs. Released; TPO FHA Production
Mon, Oct 4 2010, 9:40 AM
Foreclosure mess impacts title companies; First Horizon leaving; updates from several more investors; today is the big FHA MIP day!
Fri, Oct 1 2010, 12:34 PM
SBA securities? You bet! Flood insurance extended; Monday a big day for MI companies; updates from Chase, Citi, Fifth Third, Fannie, Flag, USB
Thu, Sep 30 2010, 10:47 AM
NMLS scam to be aware of; Chase suspends foreclosures; how does one sell 191,000 houses? Reader comments
Wed, Sep 29 2010, 10:42 AM
New pre-election refi plan; rate sheet rates moving lower along with profit margins; Wells exec speaks out on mortgage future
Tue, Sep 28 2010, 9:51 AM
Big picture housing stats worth a skim; updates from Citi & USB; bad news for Alt-A & jumbo biz
Mon, Sep 27 2010, 12:43 PM
Rural Housing Refi Funds Exhausted; HAMP Loan Mods vs. Non-Hamp Mods; Minimum FICO Score Update; Credit Unions Seized by Regulators; HECM Guidance
Fri, Sep 24 2010, 10:03 AM
National Flood Insurance Program Extended; Good signs in the commercial security market; disaster & health impact thoughts from investors, foreclosure...
Thu, Sep 23 2010, 12:58 PM
Flood Insurance Program Deadline; Uniform Appraisal Data; New Reverse Mortgage Product; Foreclosures in Judicial States; GSE REO
Wed, Sep 22 2010, 9:37 AM
Before anyone says that the value of servicing is next-to-nothing, don't forget to consider investor profit margins. And while you're at it, give some...
Tue, Sep 21 2010, 11:43 AM
GMAC Temporarily Suspends Foreclosures in 23 States; Discover Entering Mortgage Biz?; HMDA Data; New DU Version 8.2; Prop 4 in Florida
Mon, Sep 20 2010, 10:31 AM
Update on replacing HVCC; startling broker production stats; TBW/Cenlar updates, along with GMAC, Flagstar, Freddie, and AmTrust news
Fri, Sep 17 2010, 10:30 AM
More USDA Rural Housing Confusion; Fannie and Freddie Cost Estimates; FHA High Loan Balance Max DTI; Homeowner Outlook
Thu, Sep 16 2010, 12:06 PM
Originator Compensation Conference Call; Reducing Fraud with Freddie; AOTs vs. Direct Trades; Fannie Mae Econ Outlook; New Relock Policies
Wed, Sep 15 2010, 9:52 AM
FHA Underwater Refi Option; MBS Issuance; TBW & Freddie Mac Relief Open Access; Wells Buying USDA Product; PHH and JP Morgan Loan Purchase Agreement;
Tue, Sep 14 2010, 10:54 AM
BofA's $20 Billion Buyback Issue; MDIA Impact at Month-End; Preparing for an Audit; Jumbo Loans on the Radar;
Mon, Sep 13 2010, 10:11 AM
Bad Mortgage Loans Almost Behind Us?; Lending Tree vs. Zillow; More on Self-Employed Borrowers; RESPA Tolerance Defects; FHA MIP Updates
Fri, Sep 10 2010, 11:00 AM
Feedback on Extending Credit to Self-Employed Borrowers; FDIC Sells Delinquent Loans; Brokers Ordering FHA Case Numbers; 2nd Credit Pulls
Thu, Sep 9 2010, 12:18 PM
Flagstar Cutting Warehouse Lines; Section 502 Loans Move Ahead; Increase in Corporate Debt Issuance; Prepayment Speeds Faster
Wed, Sep 8 2010, 10:27 AM
Potential Spot to Shelf Jumbo Loan Paper; FHA Q&A on Condo Recerts; Buyback Breakdown; Lots of Lender Updates
Tue, Sep 7 2010, 11:19 AM
Zero-down programs - why not?! Jumbo market stirrings; HUD & agency updates; does the value of servicing warrant retaining it?
Fri, Sep 3 2010, 10:26 AM
Banks Prefer Cash Buyers in REO Sales; Freddie Mac Streamline Refi Program; Originator Capacity Constraints; Comments on Property Flipping
Thu, Sep 2 2010, 11:39 AM
Litany of Investor Bulletins: Mortgage Insurance, Appraisal Photos, Originator IDs, Incomplete GFEs, 203(b)'s, Reserve Requirements, No More ARMs
Wed, Sep 1 2010, 12:14 PM
No-appraisal loans; Pennsylvania gives compensation opinion; SS# funnies; impact of lower rates; JPM's buybacks; commercial rebound?
Tue, Aug 31 2010, 10:50 AM
FHA to FHA Refi Apps on the Rise but New MIP Structure will Slow Streamlines; GSE MBS Issuance in July; FDIC Transparency; Appraisal Adjustments
Mon, Aug 30 2010, 10:26 AM
Originator Compensation Guidance Offered by Lender; Common Reasons for Buyback Requests; Servicer Rankings; Warehouse Line News; Investor Updates
Fri, Aug 27 2010, 9:50 AM
Talk from the Trenches: Loan Pricing Margins Getting Crushed as Rally Persists; "Bad Loan Biz" Doing Well; FHA Steamline Product; Buybacks and Credit ...
Thu, Aug 26 2010, 9:55 AM
HAMP's Political Intentions;More Rural Housing Confusion; Investors Shy Away From Property Flipping; Credit Overlays
Wed, Aug 25 2010, 10:02 AM
HAMP Fallout Quadruples; FHA Condo Recertification Requirements; Rapid Refinance as Means to Distribute Money Around the Economy;
Tue, Aug 24 2010, 9:51 AM
Homeownership: Deed of Trust vs. Mortgage; The Definition of "Loan Originator"; New FHA Jumbo FICO Floors; HOA Certs; Revised DTI Regs
Mon, Aug 23 2010, 11:38 AM
FHA Insures High Cost Multi-Family Housing Development; Taylor Bean Buyouts Impact Prepay Speeds; Non-Agency Delinquency Rates; REO and Foreclosure In...
Fri, Aug 20 2010, 11:19 AM
Two great reports from the NY Fed and the Census Bureau; rates sure are good and may continue that way
Thu, Aug 19 2010, 10:23 AM
Fannie Mae 125% CLTV Product; Feedback on "All Cash" Real Estate Purchases; Updates from Flagstar, Wells, GMAC, Chase, FAMC
Wed, Aug 18 2010, 9:54 AM
Worthwhile YSP & HARP chatter; SAFE Act training; continued GFE errors
Tue, Aug 17 2010, 11:13 AM
Reg Z Rules and Proposals Galore from the Fed; Closing Costs Higher; Freddie Gives Clients "Greater Flexibility"; Fannie Discusses Hardships
Mon, Aug 16 2010, 10:22 AM
More Loan Buyback Comments; MI Rescission Help; Bank MBS Holding Stats; Mortgage Fraud
Fri, Aug 13 2010, 10:19 AM
Mixed Feedback on Buybacks; More Home Buyers Paying with Cash; Fannie Mae Seller Guide Update; Commercial MBS Deal
Thu, Aug 12 2010, 12:02 PM
Buybacks Plague Industry from Top to Bottom: FHA Webinar Today; NMLS Deadlines Loom; Update on Non-Agency Secondary Market
Wed, Aug 11 2010, 12:40 PM
FHA premium date change; too much industry news to list - much of it good; does buying bonds really help the economy?
Tue, Aug 10 2010, 11:35 AM
USDA Rural Housing Funding Update; The Cost of New Regulations; More on the Pipeline Hedging Environment; Mortgage Jobs & New Warehouse
Mon, Aug 9 2010, 10:19 AM
Reams of FHA updates; Fannie & Genworth; new correspondent investor; news from Wells, USB, SWS, Texas & SAFE Act
Fri, Aug 6 2010, 11:11 AM
Pipeline Hedging and Profit Margins; Still Dealing with the Same Rapid Refi Rumors; Fannie's Q2 Loss; FHA Insurance Funds Dwindle; Renegotiation Polic...
Thu, Aug 5 2010, 12:32 PM
I wish I could say all is quiet with the investors out there - but I can't. So if you don't care about underwriting and policy changes, reminders, an...
Wed, Aug 4 2010, 12:11 PM
Countrywide Settles Suit But Admits No Wrongdoing; How Secondary Prices Loans; Earnings from PHH, Radian, Ally; Chatter on Fed MBS Purchases
Tue, Aug 3 2010, 11:35 AM
FHA Changes on the Horizon; Cross Selling Mortgages to Banking Clients; Failed MBS Trades; "Credit Repair" Fraud Case Settled;
Mon, Aug 2 2010, 10:52 AM
HVCC's Sun is Setting, Sort Of; Mega-Refinancing Rumors Dying Down; Loan Fraud Penalties;
Fri, Jul 30 2010, 9:35 AM
Rapid Refinance Program:Don't Bet On It; Mortgage Insurers Extend Losing Streak; More Discussion on Investor Overlays
Thu, Jul 29 2010, 9:51 AM
Final Ruling Issued on SAFE Act; Underwriting Guideline Overlays, Adverse Market Fees and Steep LLPAs; CMBS Sales; California State of Emergency;
