by Lloyd San | May 9, 2017 |
From housing finance reform to the latest economic projections, here’s a look at the insights from last week’s Mortgage Bankers Association National Secondary Market Conference in New York from a mortgage professional’s point of view. GSE reform,...
by Lloyd San | Jul 17, 2015 |
Each year, I am proud to participate — and oftentimes help coordinate — the Annual Western Secondary. This year marked the 43rd year of the event, and attendance was off the charts with 600 registered attendees and another 100+ there, but not registered! Some fly in...
by Lloyd San | Apr 15, 2015 |
The non-Qualified Mortgage (non-QM) world has been relatively quiet since the initial hype and speculation after Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules took hold. One reason may be the many originator risks associated with these loans. However, recent studies by Moody’s...
by Ben Smidt, MA | Feb 12, 2015 |
Over the past year, MGIC Connects has been a new way for us at Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) to share our perspective and knowledge on the mortgage industry. Our average co-worker tenure of nearly 18 years within the mortgage industry has allowed us...
by Lloyd San | Dec 31, 2014 |
They say the key to making good predictions is to make a lot of them and make them often! Certainly, forecasts and mortgage industry predictions are not hard to come by this time of year. Rather than make my own, I thought it best to share the wisdom of experts. The...