Guess who's back in wholesale? As we hinted on Friday a top ten lender is re-entering the space. Its name is Residential Capital Corp., which also goes by the trade name GMAC Mortgage. Details are in the paper edition of National Mortgage News with a version hitting our website shortly. Meanwhile, should originators start staffing up for a refinancing boom or boomlet? The yield on the 10-year Treasury is ready to break through its 52-week low and mortgage rates are sure to follow. Here's an interesting question to ponder: what's a safer investment today: buying Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac MBS or the debt of nations like Greece, Spain and Portugal? One investment yields more than the other. Well, do you feel lucky today?
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The lender disclosed a big investment, plus hefty, albeit declining, origination volume but revealed a major hedge-related net loss it blamed on the failed bid.
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The online lender said its national bank will become the "primary originator," displacing the banks that are lenders of record. Loan buyers keep their role.
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Supporters of mutual banks are lining up behind a proposed regulatory overhaul. The Fed's plan would make it easier for depositor-owned banks to raise capital.
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The lender specifies a broad range for penalties but filings by the third-party originator's attorneys cite testimony where the specific formula is unclear.
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The Federal Reserve governor said inflation is too high but said she ultimately voted last week to hold interest rates steady to give recent economic trends more time to play out.
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Incomes have been rising faster than what buyers need to earn to afford one of these homes, but the annual gain began shrinking in January, Redfin found.
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