Bonnie Sinnock

Bonnie Sinnock is managing editor of National Mortgage News. Her responsibilities include coordinating its special reports. She also is the editor of Origination News. Sinnock has been writing for the mortgage publications group since 1995.

MBA: Seasonally-Adjusted Loan Apps Drop 3.3%
June 19, 2013 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($417,500 or less) increased...

Affiliated Mortgage Launches Wholesale/Mini-Correspondent Unit
June 19, 2013 Affiliated Mortgage Co., a Monroe, La.-based subsidiary of Texas’ Benchmark Bank, has started a wholesale/mini-correspondent...

Valuation Options May Sound Clear-Cut, but Are Situational
June 19, 2013 When it comes to whether to outsource valuations or keep them in-house, opinions can be fierce, but the best advice is to not...

Buying CMBS Becomes Trickier for CMBS 2.0 and 1.0
June 18, 2013 Investors still want to buy in the commercial mortgage-backed securities sector while performance is relatively good, but they...

S&P: Home Price Hikes Not at ‘Bubble’ Stage Yet
June 18, 2013 Recent gains in home prices are unsustainable, but “it’s premature to describe the market as being in a bubble” as home values...

zIngenuity Buys Irwin Reinsurance
June 18, 2013 Mortgage industry consulting firm zIngenuity has acquired Irwin Reinsurance Corp., a Vermont-domiciled captive reinsurance...

Rate Volatility Challenges DUS REMIC Pricing but Demand Persists for Some Bonds
June 17, 2013 Recent rate volatility created some challenges in pricing Fannie Mae’s recent $1.02 billion DUS REMIC last week but investor...

Fitch Finds Some Interest Shortfalls in CMBS 2.0
June 17, 2013 Although post-crisis commercial mortgage-backed securities performance is pretty good so far, the trend toward minimal...

North Las Vegas Considering MRP Proposal
June 17, 2013 A proposal by Mortgage Resolution Partners, known for some controversial past plans that involved addressing underwater loan...

Investors, Originators Get Closer
June 14, 2013 Some companies are positioning themselves for the next move in the slowly-reviving securitized jumbo mortgage-backed...