Lenders hiring their way through spikes in volume, as they have for decades, is a suboptimal, efficiency-draining reaction — not a strategic business decision. Any time lenders hire to manage temporary spikes in volume they reduce profitability, add enterprise risk and pour valuable internal resources into a hiring-firing routine that can destabilize and discourage an entire organization long after volume has normalized.
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People in the News Mar. 17, 2021
ClosingCorp, San Diego, appointed Christine (“Chris”) Boring as chief product officer, responsible for defining and executing the company’s product vision and strategy and leading product development and implementation efforts.
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Distressed Debt Monitor: CBRE’s Patrick Connell on the Role of Receiverships
2021 and beyond looks to be a marketplace defined by haves and have-nots with significant property type performance divergence both within and across property types. MBA Newslink interviewed CBRE’s Patrick Connell for some perspective on downturns and the role receiverships play in navigating the path to recovery.
Sen. Toomey Issues Housing Finance Reform Principles
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, yesterday released a set of guiding principles for housing finance reform, a move welcomed by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
February New Home Applications Down 9% from January; Up 9.2% from Year Ago
The Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Applications Survey data for February show mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 9.2 percent from a year ago, but fell by 9 percent from January, unadjusted for typical seasonal patterns.
MBA Expresses Concerns over GSE Limits on Second Homes, Investor Properties
The Mortgage Bankers Association said it is concerned over new limits on loan deliveries for second homes and investor properties by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.14%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 6 basis points to 5.14% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of March 7 from 5.20% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.6 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
Investors Gauge Risks, Opportunities in ESG Factors
Environmental, Social and Governance factors are growing more important in both initial investment decisions and ongoing monitoring after investment, said UBS Asset Management, Zurich, Switzerland.