Inside Mortgage Finance, Apr. 8, 2022–Namrata BhatiaMortgage lenders have been slowly loosening underwriting requirements on residential loans delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a new analysis.https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/224272-gse-originators-move-to-loosen-credit-standards?v=preview
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Negative Adjustable-Rate Mortgages are Back
Orange County Register, Apr. 7, 2022–Jeff LazersonThis adjustable-rate mortgage product is much different from the olden days of negative amortization mortgages, according to James Shoop, FVP National Sales Director at …
Hurricane Season Forecast Calls for 19 Mighty Atlantic Storms
Bloomberg, Apr. 7, 2022–Brian K. SullivanThe upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will unleash 19 powerful storms out of the tropics in one of the most active years on record, according to …
As Mortgage Rates Rise, Home Sellers Fear Time Is Running Out to Cash In
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 7, 2022–Veronica Dagher (subscription)Blood pressure is now rising along with home prices and mortgage rates as homeowners fear missing out on the right moment to stake …
Borrowers with Less-Established Credit May be More Likely to Repay
National Mortgage News, Apr. 7, 2022–Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)U.S. consumers who had a single tradeline and then added a new one within the next two years had far lower delinquency rates …
The Correction is Here: 1Q22 MBS Issuance Down 37%
Inside Mortgage Finance, Apr. 7, 2022–John BancroftMortgage lenders delivered $611.73 billion of single-family loans into the agency secondary market in the first three months of 2022, the lowest quarterly volume …
More Signs of a Troubled Housing Market Emerge
TheStreet, Apr. 6, 2022–Dan WeilData from the Mortgage Bankers Association show negative developments surrounding mortgages.https://www.thestreet.com/investing/signs-troubled-housing-market
CFPB Files Amicus Brief in Wells Fargo Servicing Lawsuit
National Mortgage News, Apr. 5, 2022–Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)The CFPB argued that borrowers in the case of McCoy v. Wells Fargo had a right to answers that the bank had declined …
Biden Extends Student Loan Freeze through August
The Hill, Apr. 6, 2022–Alex GangitanoThe freeze was set to lapse on May 1 per an extension signed by Biden in December, and the White House was under pressure by …
Crypto Mortgages Test Home Buyers’ Appetite in Digital-Currency World
Wall Street Journal, Apr. 5, 2022–Deborah Acosta (subscription)Miami firms now offer home loans in crypto, but many traditional lenders doubt such practice will gain scale.https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-mortgages-test-home-buyers-appetite-in-digital-currency-world-11649167203