Wed, Nov 24 2010, 12:15 PM
Lender "Skin in the Game"; More on Freddie's Fee Increase; New Mortgagee Letters; Sponsored FHA Originators; Investor Bulletins
Tue, Nov 23 2010, 11:52 AM
Freddie Mac Hikes Fees on Higher Risk Loans; DU 8.2 Update Coming Soon; Fraud in the Mortgage Business; Free Refi Offer from Chase?
Mon, Nov 22 2010, 9:54 AM
Basel III Bank Capital Shortage; Recent ARM Stats; HAMP Running Out of Applicants; High Cost Loan Limits; Investor Updates
Fri, Nov 19 2010, 10:04 AM
JPM Offloads Chunk of Servicing; HUD's Good Neighbor Next Door; Ambac Buyback Claims; Freddie Appraisal Quality; DU Version 8.2
Thu, Nov 18 2010, 9:50 AM
Even More Info on Originator Compensation; Securitization Flow Chart; Tax Deductible PMI; Bank Stress Tests Back
Wed, Nov 17 2010, 1:56 PM
Walkthrough of Loan Paper Transfer Process; Fed Explains Credit Scores; Fannie CFO Calls It Quits; Ginnie Mae Guarantee Stats
Tue, Nov 16 2010, 9:11 AM
Originator Compensation Feedback; Two New Mortgagee Letters; Flagstar Selling NPLs; Several Investor Updates; More on Buying a Bank
Mon, Nov 15 2010, 9:05 AM
Wholesaler Perspective on Originator Compensation; Empty Housing Units; TBW Impact on Delinquency Rates; Investor Updates
Fri, Nov 12 2010, 10:03 AM
Loan Buyback Case Against BoA Hits Snag; Chase Stuck with WAMU Lawsuit; New GSE Regulator; Home Prices; Investor Update
Thu, Nov 11 2010, 1:12 PM
Industry Feedback: Production Statistics Are Double Counted; USDA Funding Now Available; NAMB Petition; U.S.A. Rating Downgrade?
Wed, Nov 10 2010, 9:56 AM
Now that the dust has settled from the election, what did it all mean for the mortgage business?
Wed, Nov 10 2010, 9:54 AM
Double Counting Loan Production Stats? Servicing Values in Question; Terminated DE Approvals; Ginnie Net Worth Info; Principal Curtailment Compliance;
Tue, Nov 9 2010, 10:48 AM
Attorneys Add 2nd Liens to Cover Foreclosure Litigation Costs; Strategic Default and Common Sense Underwriting; USDA Funding Back?;
Mon, Nov 8 2010, 10:42 AM
Non-Agency Mortgage Originations; GSEs Pay Dividend to Government; Property Flipping; Investor Updates
Fri, Nov 5 2010, 9:54 AM
2nd Quarter Loan Production Stats; CoreLogic Earnings; Blackrock Jumbo Product; Prepays Print as Expected; Corporate Debt Explosion
Thu, Nov 4 2010, 10:58 AM
Freddie Mac Reports $2.5 Billion Q3 Loss; GMAC Increases Govie FICO LLPAs; Treasury Debt Issuance Ahead; Loan Shops Hiring
Wed, Nov 3 2010, 11:02 AM
FinReg Reform and Basel III Compliance; Freddie Mac Cuts Ties to Florida Law Firm; Radian Posts Profit; QEII Time
Tue, Nov 2 2010, 10:16 AM
Minimal Regional Disparity in Mortgage Rates; Loan Buybacks Roll Downhill; CFPB Watchdog; LP Open Access Not So Open
Mon, Nov 1 2010, 9:31 AM
MERS & Commercial Loans; 82 FDIC "Actions"; GSEs Working with HFAs; Lender Updates
Fri, Oct 29 2010, 11:14 AM
Revisiting Originator Compensation Options; Mixed Bag of Bank Earnings, Updates from Mortgage Insurers; Lender Bulletins
Thu, Oct 28 2010, 9:48 AM
Spike in FHA to FHA Refinances; Deutsche Bank on Home Prices; Compensation Conference Call; Wells Finds Flaws in Foreclosures
Wed, Oct 27 2010, 11:07 AM
Ginnie Mae Net Worth & Liquidity Standards; QEII Chatter; FHA Condo Recertifications; Home Owner Loan Corp.
Tue, Oct 26 2010, 10:22 AM
What is Quantitative Easing? Investor Raises FHA Minimum FICO to 640; New Mortgagee Letter
Mon, Oct 25 2010, 10:00 AM
Bank of America Finds Mistakes in Foreclosure Files; MBS Issuance 95% Agency Paper; What is an Allonge?; Document Curing Timeline
Fri, Oct 22 2010, 9:41 AM
Uh, how much did you say Fannie & Freddie need? Wells adjusts gov't loan comp; LEI examined; comments from the trenches
Thu, Oct 21 2010, 11:03 AM
10 days until Halloween - the entire mortgage industry is feeling tricked. But there is some good company-level news
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 10:19 AM
Freddie Mac's Rate Survey; FRBNY Suing BofA; Loan Buybacks; NMLS & Credit Reports; FHA Training; Wells Fargo Earnings
Tue, Oct 19 2010, 11:29 AM
BoA and GMAC Resume Foreclosures; Feedback on HVCC's "Replacement"; Faulty Note Transfers; DU Early Check Reports; HECM Saver
Mon, Oct 18 2010, 9:37 AM
GSEs Release HVCC Updates; Broker Compensation & YSP Clarification; 15 Year Prison Sentence for Mortgage Fraud
Fri, Oct 15 2010, 11:20 AM
Early Pay-Off Penalties Hit Originator Wallets; Foreclosure Uncertainty a Real Issue; Wells Wholesale Accepting BoA Appraisals; Reasons for Buybacks
Thu, Oct 14 2010, 10:31 AM
Top 10 Loan Servicers; Confusion on JP Morgan's MERS Relationship; Money Flowing into Mortgage Banking Deals
Wed, Oct 13 2010, 9:58 AM
White House Against Nationwide Foreclosure Moratorium; Corporate Cash Surplus; JP Morgan Chase Earnings; 3.0s Trade
Tue, Oct 12 2010, 9:26 AM
Originator Loan Buybacks Still an Issue; Input on Lender Turn Times; Goldman Sachs Freezes Foreclosures; eNotes; Investor Updates
Fri, Oct 8 2010, 11:51 AM
Industry Feedback on Foreclosure Debacle; Rate Sheet Rebate vs. Processing Turn Times; Best Practices Lender Guide; Acceptable Income Types
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