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Sherlock: What I Learned from This Year’s MBA Conference

At the MBA conference last week, I spoke with many senior executives at a variety of different-sized lenders about the state of mortgage banking and their concerns for the immediate future. Read more...

Housing Perspectives: Institutions and Geographic Concentration in VA Mortgage Lending

The Veteran’s Administration (VA) home loan program, which makes homeownership more affordable for veterans, is used more extensively in places closer to major military installations, according to a new working paper from the Joint Center For Housing Studies of Harvard University. So writes Kerry Spitzer, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator at the Institute for Healthcare Delivery… Read more...

Bill Bodnar of MMG: China, the Biggest Story to Follow

Bill Bodnar of the Mortgage Market Guide focuses on the U.S.-China relationship and its far-reaching implications. Earlier in the year, developments were a tailwind to the bond market, supportive of lower rates, he notes. Now, it’s a complete role reversal. Read more...

Angel Oak Adds Office Amid Originations Growth

Atlanta-based Angel Oak Home Loans has added its 12th branch in the state with the opening of a new office in Acworth, Georgia, the company has announced. Read more...

Non-QM Originations Surge, Drawing Subprime Comparisons

Non-qualified mortgage originations have been soaring, raising some concerns that faintly echo worries about the role of subprime mortgages ahead of the 2008 financial crisis. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

Freddie Mac Sees Originations Rising Through 2020

Freddie Mac has projected that the housing market will remain sturdy into the next year, bolstering the mortgage origination business despite global economic headwinds. Read more...

Tips for Meeting with a Loan Officer Candidate

You have found the time to recruit, put together a recruitment package, got an appointment with a potential hire and are sitting down and having lunch. Where do you go from here? Read more...

First-Time Homebuyers Under Increased Pressure: Black Knight

The Data & Analytics division of Black Knight has released its latest Mortgage Monitor Report, based upon the company’s mortgage performance, housing and public records datasets. Read more...

FHFA Releases New Strategic Plan and Scorecard for Fannie and Freddie

Mark A. Calabria, Director Federal Housing Finance Agency, announced a new Strategic Plan and Scorecard for Fannie Mae last week at the Mortgage Bankers Association 2019 Annual Convention & Expo in Austin, Texas. Read more...

Fannie Mae Posts $4B Net Income in Q3

Fannie Mae recorded a net income of $4.0 billion in the third quarter of 2019, up from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter, the mortgage finance giant has announced. Read more...

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