Lending

June 19, 2013

Bernanke: Fiscal policy becomes biggest headwind to growth

Ben Bernanke's message: Housing is nuturing the economic recovery while federal fiscal policy is weighing it down...

Lenders merit a common credit box, clearer rep and warrants: MBA

"If we are to have a fully functioning secondary market that provides sustainable access to credit for qualified borrowers, then the development of transparent and consistent credit underwriting standards are of the upmost importance," said Debra Still, CMB, chairman of the MBA.

They Said It

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"Mortgage lending is not hard any more. There's one product. Here's your 30-year fixed. Here's your rate. When do you want to lock?"

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The Ticker

» Home Loan Servicing Solutions raises money to purchase Ocwen mortgage assets

» TPG Capital invests in AV Homes

» Agency MBS yields jump to 14-month high

» Empire State Building gears up for IPO

» Homebuilders and lumber dealers face supply shortage

» Texas homebuyer demographic shifts from singles to marrieds

» Study finds same-sex couples face housing bias

» Sacramento grows mortgage industry jobs

» Servicers foreclosing in Lynn, Mass. face hard-hitting ordinance

» Foreclosure filings plummet, fall 50% in Colorado

Lending News

Qualified mortgage exemption still too narrow for credit unions

Major Oregon Supreme Court ruling undermines MERS, but leaves registry room to challenge

Genworth Financial to cut 400 jobs in search of liquidity

Fixed-mortgage rates skyrocket: Freddie Mac

Home affordability not yet impacted by rising mortgage rates

House letter could spark severe FHA reform debate

Mortgage applications plummet as interest rates rise

Galante: HECM revision proposal may come as soon as July

ReWired

Life of a Loan: The purchase mortgage

Like a person, a loan goes through many stages of life. It starts from birth as a purchase application, and as long as it stays on the right path, it will eventually be paid off. Part one of Life of a Loan dives further into what entails a purchase application.

June Cover Story

Virtual realty: HousingWire's top 50 real estate tech solutions

HousingWire introduces its inaugural RETech:50 highlighting the accomplishments of 50 technology-driven real estate companies.

Feature

Private-label RMBS trailblazer Redwood Trust sets aggressive issuance pace

by Christina Mlynski

There are only a handful of consistencies investors can rely on in the private-label market these days. Redwood Trust issuing at least one residential mortgage-backed securities deal a month is one.

Commentary

Too big to fail remains issue

by David Altig

As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated, too-big-to-fail remains a major issue that is not solved, but "there’s a lot of work in train."

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