Category: Top National News

OC Register (Calif.), Sept. 25, 2015–Lazerson, Jeff
If you are buying or refinancing, you need to know how to get it right when it comes to the mortgage settlement process overhaul that starts Oct. 3.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 25, 2015–Finkelstein, Brad
Lenders that allow borrowers to shop for third-party settlement services face new liability, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s integrated mortgage disclosure rules will let borrowers sue over problems with vendor lists.

Reuters, Sept. 24, 2015–Jones, Huw Global regulators meet in London on Friday to agree a rule on stopping banks being “too big to fail” by requiring them to hold enough equity capital and bonds to avoid taxpayers being called on in a crisis.

Forbes, Sept. 24, 2015–Team, Trefis
The country’s largest banks have been wary of adding mortgages not originated by them to their balance sheets, with the banks reporting another sequential reduction in their third-party mortgage servicing portfolios in Q2 2015.

Reuters, Sept. 24, 2015–Varadhan, Sudarshan
Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial Corp said it would cut 300 jobs, about 10 percent of its U.S. workforce, in Waterloo, Iowa to save costs.

Sept. 23, 2015–Team, Trefis
The mortgage industry witnessed a sizable uptick in activity over the second quarter of the year, with total origination volumes reaching the highest level in the last two years. In fact, $225 billion in fresh mortgages were originated over the period – making it the best quarter in this regard since Q4 2007.

National Mortgage News, Sept. 23, 2015
The rapidly evolving market for buying and selling distressed mortgage assets has created myriad challenges and opportunities for investors, servicers and portfolio managers.

HousingWire, Sept. 23, 2015–Garrison, Trey
A new white paper by Amit Seru from the University of Chicago, along with other economists at federal regulatory agencies, provides the first comprehensive analysis of the effects of the Home Affordable Refinancing Program.

GlobeSt.com, Sept. 22, 2015–Bubny, Paul
Outstanding commercial/multifamily mortgage debt rose by 1.4% during the second quarter, with multifamily debt hitting $1 trillion, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday.

Wall Street Journal, Sept. 22, 2015–Coppola, Alex
Low interest rates allowed a young New Yorker to retire her card debt and still pay less on her co-op loan.