For a year now the government owned Ally Financial has kept mum on the idea of throwing ResCap into bankruptcy protection but the self imposed gag order came off late Friday night, squirreled away in the folds of a new 148-page SEC filing. Of course, anyone familiar with the Ally/ResCap saga knows that Ally CEO Michael Carpenter has never liked the mortgage business and for good reason: the housing crisis has turned ResCap into a money pit. Then again, it’s very possible that ResCap/GMAC has turned the corner. The mortgage firm’s problem isn’t its loan production of the past three years – it’s the legacy business and mortgage buybacks. It can be argued that a “clean bank” version of ResCap might be a great company, but will we ever know? The answer could come in about two weeks. If ResCap doesn’t make good on that missed bond payment it’s BK time. But I have a feeling that it will. I mean, why not? It has the cash flow. As for Tom Marano…
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The quasi-public entity's plan to buy certain closed-end seconds would constitute "unnecessary government encroachment," the Structured Finance Association said.
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The mortgage subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings posted another quarterly loss and volume slipped, but management also sees signs of optimism.
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The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
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In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
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The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
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The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
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