It’s back to the future. United Wholesale Mortgage, a successful wholesale lender, is rolling out its new Interest Only loan program. UWM’s CEO, Mat Ishbia touts that it will be, “…a significant boom for mortgage originators”. (The New I/O). Maybe a boom for originators but will it be a return to problems for consumers and the industry? We traveled this…
Author: Michael Vitali
Are Banking & Lending Heading Down the Path of Health Care?
With the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act (an oxymoron), the health care industry has come even closer to being run by the federal government. Is Banking headed down that same path? (Dodd-Frank Costs). You’re probably wondering where I’m going with this one. Under the Affordable Care Act, everyone is forced to carry health insurance coverage. The coverage required…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Expands Complaint Reporting
The CFPB has been reporting on consumer complaints for the past few tears, this is not new. However, they are now expanding this reporting to provide more specifics on the types of complaints received, and the companies receiving the most complaints (Complaints). You can read this article for all the gory details. What does this mean for lenders? First and…
FHA: Premium Reduction = Loan Production
Reports show that FHA loan production has picked up since enacting their annual premium reduction. This suggests that more people are taking FHA-insured loans to finance their homes (FHA Production). FHA endorsed 102,800 loans in May. A big jump over the 66,300 loans they endorsed in January. Why the jump? A big contributor is obviously the premium reduction. But, did…
CFPB Gives Industry a Present on It’s Birthday
As a follow-up to my prior post about CFPB’s birthday, here’s a new one. CFPB is giving the industry a present. Today, CFPB issued the final rule on the extension of the implementation date for TRID. It’s official! The new date is now, Saturday, October 3, 2105 (TRID Start Date). Ain’t that nice? It doesn’t stop there. The final rule…
Happy Birthday Consumer Financial Protections Bureau!
The CFPB celebrated its 4th birthday today, July 21st, 2015. In connection with this celebration, they issued an announcement highlighting all they’ve done over the past four years to help consumers (CFPB4U). Quite a bit but at what cost? Although CFPB may have benefited many consumers at varying levels, have they also hurt some in other areas? I can’t speak…