Secondary markets

The government-sponsored enterprise will now accept a written opinion from an attorney in lieu of a policy for some transactions.

Originators offered fewer high loan-to-value and lower credit-score products, but jumbo offerings increased for the 10th time in 12 months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Minutes of the Federal Reserve's March meeting released Wednesday also showed that “many” officials viewed one or more half-percentage-point rate increases could be appropriate going forward if price pressures fail to moderate.

The move could help expand the use of a program intended to aid underserved renters.

The move would align the Federal Housing Administration with other agencies, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the USDA, and the National Credit Union Administration.

Now that rates are up and originations are down, mortgage servicing rights can be an increasingly important source of cash and customers for lenders.

The Secured Overnight Financing Rate is a concept in search of an actual forward market, writes Whalen.

The two latest transactions follow in the wake of the government-sponsored enterprise’s first deal of the year and the release of a finalized capital rule aimed at facilitating broader risk-sharing.

The company, which had been spun off to specialize in services for distressed real-estate investment vehicles, will acquire alternative mortgages and seek opportunities in crypto-enabled ATMs.

The company claims its digital registry system is a faster, safer alternative to MERS databases

As the rising rates shrink the number of potential customers, mortgage brokers are seeking these products in order to keep business up.

Company management believes it can still be successful in the securitization market despite widening spreads.

Executives speak on the uncertainty created by the Russia-Ukraine war and Federal Reserve announcements.

The current offering of nonperforming loans comes after a similar portfolio sale last month.

A vocal section of the market prefers the Fed chair to focus more on reducing bond holdings than quantitative tightening, allowing policy makers to hike interest rates less aggressively as it battles to bring down 40-year high inflation.

The legislation President Biden was expected to sign on Friday heads off an array of potential disruptions for the industry.

The first Senate-confirmed woman to serve as president of the agency wants to involve a wide range of borrowers and mortgage companies in its efforts.

Also named the chairman of Home Point, the onetime single-family EVP’s latest appointment is his third in the past two years.

As independent mortgage bankers feel a liquidity pinch, portfolio sales such as the one being brokered by Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. are likely to increase.

Last year’s issuance of securitizations for these non-conforming mortgages was the most since 2007.