There is more to spinning today’s volume into gold than efficiently originating high quality loans. For independent mortgage banks, the name of the game is liquidity. Lenders with an eye and a taste for transformative growth are equally attentive to their liquidity strategies, including how their origination practices impact liquidity now and after the current cycle ends.
Category: News and Trends

MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 26, 2020
On Monday at the MBA Annual Convention and Expo 2020, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria announced a proposed rule regarding development of new products and activities by the GSEs.

MBA Chart of the Week: Missed Payments By Month (Q2-Q3)
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week chart provides fresh third quarter 2020 insights on the Research Institute for Housing America’s special report released in September that highlighted household financial distress during the second quarter—the first three months of the pandemic.

People in the News Oct. 26, 2020
STRATMOR Group, Greenwood Village, Colo., announced that company principal Seth Sprague, CMB, has been named chairperson of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB®) Society for the 2020-2021 year.

Sponsored Content from ServiceLink: How Technology Plays a Vital Role in Property Disposition
ServiceLink’s Ryan Helms, product manager, explains how new technology is poised to help servicers and investors make better decisions on how to manage their default portfolios.

Sponsored Content from Pavaso: Data Privacy and Working with eClosing Service Providers
Overlooking this factor when choosing an eClosing technology service provider could cost you.

‘Ghosting’ and ‘Not OK? That’s OK:’ Servicing During a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit borrowers hard. But mortgage servicers are eager to help.

MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 26, 2020
On Monday at the MBA Annual Convention and Expo 2020, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria announced a proposed rule regarding development of new products and activities by the GSEs.

Dealmaker: Merchants Capital Arranges $25M for Indiana Mixed-Use
Merchants Capital, Carmel, Ind., secured $25 million in financing for mixed-use development River Point West, coming soon to Elkhart, Ind.

MBA Chart of the Week: Missed Payments By Month (Q2-Q3)
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week chart provides fresh third quarter 2020 insights on the Research Institute for Housing America’s special report released in September that highlighted household financial distress during the second quarter—the first three months of the pandemic.