Secondary News from National Mortgage News

Besides the investment, Citi was also the sole bookrunner on Vontive's first-ever securitization, made up of $150 million of residential transition loans.

The company anticipates a $139.8 million contingency liability and nearly $60 million related expense in a court battle with Pine River Capital Management.

Analysts awaiting specifics on the "implicit guarantee" for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are split on whether mortgage rates and guarantee fees could rise.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has created a new version of, as well as enhanced the current edition. of its reference model.

Bill Pulte and the government-sponsored enterprise's chief executive will be working with a firm that analyzes big data and utilizes artificial intelligence.

The transaction is the fourth of its type the company has done this year through the partnership it has had with Crosscountry Mortgage since late 2022.

A federal housing official pledged to take near-term action on credit score costs as two legislators have urged him not to allow fewer credit reports.

By restructuring the GSEs into public utilities, we can end decades of free-riding by private investors on the public credit, writes the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The notion that the enterprises could be a source of revenue has led to a suggestion that the funds from a public offering could be reinvested in housing.

Panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association's conference credited investors for helping create the conditions strengthening performance of non-QM portfolios.

Getting settlement agents and other stakeholders involved was a challenge, but e-note use has finally become routine for some mortgage lenders buying loans.

The size of typical bulk MSR deals trading has shrunk, according to panelists at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary and Capital Markets Conference.

An explicit guarantee for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cause the risk weighting of agency MBS to decline, in turn freeing up banks' balance sheets.

Discrepancies between servicer and investor systems have been rare recently but the dollar amounts involved magnify the impact, according to PMSI's CEO.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency chief also explained an alternate name he's used for the agency in his first speech at a Mortgage Bankers Association event.

COO Joseph Gormley weighed in on cuts at the securitization guarantor and efforts to improve the industry's efficiencies and the government's.

The Mortgage Bankers Association latest forecast reflects the industry's current views on where their business is going, said Mike Fratantoni.

Rocktop Management anticipates rising loan origination volume and increasing borrower distress, driving more servicing sales — key reasons behind its acquisition of Incenter Capital Advisors.

Lenders using an automated process can save up to $1,500 per loan but do they have the capacity to pass those through to applicants as the FHFA director asks?

The government-sponsored enterprise is retiring a technology platform used for loan workout reporting and giving mortgage companies a deadline for leaving it.