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Latest on Fannie & Freddie; Stearns Takes #1 Wholesale Spot; Servicing ValuePrimer

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by Rob Chrisman on March 10 2014, 8:09 AM

Every lender & servicer, and therefore borrower, is influenced by the price of servicing . And in recent months we have all seen large blocks of servicing being sold and bought. I received this note on the topic: "Rob, I have a basic understanding...
SunTrust in the Hot Seat; Bank M&A Continues; Green Tree Now Ditech

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by Rob Chrisman on March 07 2014, 9:06 AM

Dave T. writes, "Rob, I have noticed that the originators attending classes or local association meetings are older, and mostly men over 50 years old and have been in the business in excess of 20 years. Generally, there are just a few younger (less than...
What Brokers Need to Know About Mini-Corr; Nationstar Probed; Industry Trends Survey

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by Rob Chrisman on March 06 2014, 7:59 AM

According to Gallup's 2013 annual Economy and Personal Finance survey, the average retirement age has crept up by four years over the past two decades, "from 57 in 1991 to the current 61. Because most of the uptick came before the 2008 recession, this...
Stonegate Expansion; Trends in the LO Job Description; Studies Point to Mixed Picture for Building & Lending

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by Rob Chrisman on March 05 2014, 8:11 AM

When I was on a pipeline hedging trading desk, we were often expected to have a crystal ball about where the market was going . None of us had one, although we did have coins to flip about where rates were going to be the next day, but the California...
Servicing & Bank Deals Persist; Analyst's Take on Ocwen & Walter; HECM & HELOC Trends

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by Rob Chrisman on March 04 2014, 6:41 AM

I am hearing that lock desk activity is picking up, which is nice to see. New apps mean running credit, and just in time for changing your clocks this Sunday (in most states) the CFPB has published a blog post for consumers about disputing errors on their...
Freddie & Fortress Profits; Rates Continue Lower Due to Overseas Events

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by Rob Chrisman on March 03 2014, 6:06 AM

Zelman & Associates invites readers to join them for an informative conference call to discuss their outlook on the housing market and mortgage environment TODAY, Monday, March 3 rd at 2:00 pm EST. Ivy Zelman and her team deliver unique and data-intensive...
Realtor Lawsuit; Ocwen in the Hotseat - Who is William Erby? Bank Mergers Continue, Shrinking Numbers

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by Rob Chrisman on February 28 2014, 6:36 AM

It has been quite a week, visiting mortgage and banking folks in California, Kansas, and now Texas. There are a lot of good, experienced personnel out there, and a lot of optimists - aside from all the Encompass & Mavent users out there gasping during...
Wells Layoffs; Groups React to Tax Changes; Chatter About "Subprime" Loans is Misleading

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by Rob Chrisman on February 27 2014, 7:35 AM

Hope springs eternal, right? As the residential lending industry wraps up a couple rough months tomorrow, everyone is hoping for a more robust March and April. They are basing this hope on the seasonality of the purchase business out there, and the hope...
Chase Layoffs; Servicing Continues to Trade; OCC Issues Mortgage Handbook for Banks

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by Rob Chrisman on February 26 2014, 6:32 AM

"You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type." You also know you're old if you think "vendor management" consists of making sure there is enough soda pop and Skittles in the lunch room machines. But under Dodd-Frank, and its enforcement...
1st Alliance Self-Reported Violation; Loans that Become Non-QM; LO Signing Bonuses

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by Rob Chrisman on February 25 2014, 7:10 AM

Connecticut's 1 st Alliance Lending, LLC has been fined $83,000 by the CFPB for violating Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) rules. 1st Alliance apparently realized it had illegally split real estate settlement fees and notified CFPB on its...
More on LO Licensing; Fannie's Numbers Reflect Trends, but do They Review Files?

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by Rob Chrisman on February 24 2014, 8:37 AM

Loans have become harder to do, and underwriters that I have spoken to keep telling me that every deal is different. How many scenarios are there? Probably not as many as there are atoms in the universe, or possible games of chess. The Shannon number...
ResMac's New Wholesale Channel; Wells & 600 FICO Scores; Fannie & Freddie & Suspicious Activity Reports

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by Rob Chrisman on February 21 2014, 8:40 AM

Tongues are wagging about Wells Fargo' s extending credit to borrowers with lower credit scores (600 FICOs) and thus, on the surface, perceive higher credit risks as it seeks to replace plunging residential mortgage lending volume. Of course that is through...
Lender & Title Company Partnerships; Millennial Loans; Merger Mania; One State's Mortgage Tax Snafu

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by Rob Chrisman on February 20 2014, 8:22 AM

If your lock desk was really busy last week, you're bucking the trend. The MBA's survey of 75% of retail lenders showed that apps were off 4.1% with purchases leading the way (-6.3%) but with refis following along (2.7%). The computers that slice and...
Economics & MBS pricing; Dallas Fed Study of Bank Capital & Leverage

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by Rob Chrisman on February 19 2014, 4:54 AM

"A statistician is someone who tells you, when you've got your head in the fridge and your feet in the oven, that you're - on average - very comfortable." Statisticians are licking their chops over the new Producer Price Index information that will be...
New LO Referral Service; HARP Expansion Update; MBA Comp Survey; Possible HMDA Change Info

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by Rob Chrisman on February 18 2014, 6:24 AM

"Any idea how much Realtors make?" I don't know, and asking someone their income isn't always the wisest of moves, especially on a first date. But the NAR takes the guesswork out of it by publishing median (half above, half below) incomes, ages, and so...

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