Next week Ally Financial reports third quarter earnings, and chances are its mortgage division could report stellar results. How do I know? Actually, I don't, but keep in mind these thoughts: it has already taken huge hits on its legacy business, getting the “bad news” out of the way; new residential originations are strong compared to its peers; and it has been advertising like crazy on TV, trying to gather up low cost deposits. Ally's IPO is on hold, but will a strong quarter finally shake it loose again? Stay tuned...
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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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In other news, Better Mortgage completed warehouse renewals and Wolters Kluwer provided a new form of access to its digital vault platform for secured parties.
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A United Wholesale Mortgage executive stepped in to defend a claim against the company, as consumers pelt the industry with more spam call complaints.
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