It appears that a mini land rush into correspondent lending is occurring. But not all mortgage bankers are enamored with the idea. Dave Zitting, CEO of Primary Residential Mortgage Inc., tells us that some lenders are rushing into correspondent “without properly building out their channel operations.” He adds that certain firms lack a “clear understanding of the outcome of the QM [Qualified Mortgage] regulation.” PRMI is a retail only lender. It has considered entering the correspondent space but for now has opted to stay on the sidelines.
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Conforming loan limits are determined using a home price index. A congressman is proposing a switch to an income-based metric, creating more jumbo mortgages.
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The effective tax rate, measuring taxes relative to home prices, also increased to its highest mark in five years, according to Attom's analysis.
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The California-based lender announced Wednesday the addition of One Goal Mortgage, a branch serving the Omaha, Nebraska, metro area and Southwest Iowa.
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Better is focusing on its U.S. mortgage unit, which reported higher-than-expected preliminary loan volumes and priced a stock offering.
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A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.
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Roughly a third of homeowners with a mortgage rate less than 6% would not give up their rate for any reason, according to a survey of 1,000 mortgage holders.
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