Shifting from best effort to mandatory execution marks a significant achievement in the evolution of a mortgage lending organization, as it represents a more sophisticated (and more profitable) secondary strategy.
Category: News and Trends

People in the News
Chaya Cashin Zahn, who served as Associate Director of Registration in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Meetings Department, died suddenly on Dec. 9. She was 42.

Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2020 Tech All-Star Awards; Deadline Jan. 10
The Mortgage Bankers Association and MBA NewsLink are accepting nominations for the MBA NewsLink 2020 Tech All-Star Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 10.

MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Production Costs
MBA in late November released its Quarterly Performance Report for the third quarter. The total sample of 338 independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks earned an average pre-tax production profit of $1,924 on each loan they originated–a substantial year-over-year improvement from $480 per loan in third quarter 2018.

MBA Advocacy Update
Last week, a bipartisan group of members of Congress submitted a letter to House leadership voicing concerns about the use of VA Home Loan program fees as a spending offset to pay for other non-housing-related veterans’ benefits. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee marked up Brian Montgomery’s nomination for the next Deputy Secretary of HUD.

MBA Advocacy Update
Last week, a bipartisan group of members of Congress submitted a letter to House leadership voicing concerns about the use of VA Home Loan program fees as a spending offset to pay for other non-housing-related veterans’ benefits. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee marked up Brian Montgomery’s nomination for the next Deputy Secretary of HUD.

Scott Colclough of Vice Capital Markets: Making the Jump to Advanced Executions
Shifting from best effort to mandatory execution marks a significant achievement in the evolution of a mortgage lending organization, as it represents a more sophisticated (and more profitable) secondary strategy. However, lenders are not always clear on the particulars to making this transition and, as a result, may be slower to change and/or experience a more difficult conversion process.

MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Production Costs
MBA in late November released its Quarterly Performance Report for the third quarter. The total sample of 338 independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks earned an average pre-tax production profit of $1,924 on each loan they originated–a substantial year-over-year improvement from $480 per loan in third quarter 2018.

The Week Ahead
Mid-December already? Christmas just nine days away? Weren’t we just complaining about holiday commercials in October? (Well, maybe you weren’t…)

Homeowners Gained $5,300 in Equity in Third Quarter on Average
U.S. homeowners with mortgages have seen their equity increase by 5.1 percent year-over-year, representing a nearly $457 billion gain since third-quarter 2018.