Are You Ready to HMDA? “Those required to report this information must make more careful efforts to follow the law,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a press release. “Today we are sending a strong reminder that HMDA serves important purposes for many stakeholders in the mortgage market.” Mr. Cordray was speaking about a $1.75 million fine levied against…
Times they are a changing…rates are on the rise, refi’s are going away, house prices are increasing, and buyers are a little different and getting tougher to qualify. To compete in the new mortgage market, lenders need both a full complement of products and services and current technology, with the qualified staff, to make it all work. Everybody is concerned…
According to Lynn Fisher, MBA’s Vice President of Research and Economics, new housing starts should increase about 10% in 2017 and just a bit less in 2018. The effect should be to slow the rising prices for existing housing, helping more consumers realize their American Dream. The MBA forecasts that mortgage debt in the US will increase in 2018 to…
Despite rising mortgage rates and increasing home prices, many consumers are feeling good about housing going into the spring buying season. As evidence, Fannie Mae’s monthly index of homebuyer sentiment rose to its highest level since 2011. That’s great news. Woo-Woo! According to Doug Duncan, Chief Economist at Fannie Mae, Millennials showed strong increases in job confidence and income growth.…
The market has been mostly void of private label securities; securities that are not backed by Fannie, Freddie or Ginnie. There are some of these securities being created like the one recently done by Angel Oak of Atlanta. Angel Oak, having previously issued non-rated, mortgage-backed securities, is issuing its first rated transaction. A pool comprised of 529 non-QM loans valued…
In case you missed it (ICYMI), here is a link to an article recently published in MortgageOrb, an industry publication about lenders relaxing quality standards (shameless plug for you know who). Seriously, though, with rates rising and refi’s declining it is becoming more challenging for mortgage lenders to find new business. Due to decreasing homeownership rates, there are now calls…
