2016 Mortgage Industry Recap: Year of Change and the Unthinkable
The mortgage industry was prepared and braced itself for a more than 20% drop in overall residential mortgage originations for 2016. The closing process for mortgage originators would change forever due to TRID, which was going to be fully implemented and perfected by...
9 Important Takeaways from the MBA Secondary Conference
From the Common Security Platform and Freddie Mac loan sales to new accounting rules and which direction mortgage rates are headed, there were plenty of important takeaways during last week’s Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary Conference in New York. There...
Scratch and Dent Loan Market
With the recent agency position change regarding a “zero-defect policy,” one would have thought that would be the end of scratch-and-dent loans sold into the secondary market. However, that is NOT the case. As a matter of fact, some of the scratch-and-dent...
Secondary Market Trends: Discussion on the Jumbo Market
When lenders request secondary market assistance to expand their lending operations, they are usually looking for help identifying competitive jumbo investors for both fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages. Historically non-bank investors/issuers have had the...Featured Webinar
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