Lending

June 19, 2013

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...

Mortgage applications reverse, decline again

Mortgage applications fell 3.3% for the week ending June 14 as home purchases and refinancings cooled. Both the refinance and purchase index fell 3%, after each rose 5% a week earlier.

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

» Study finds same-sex couples face housing bias

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» Arnold Schwarzenegger sells former Pacific Palisades home

» Industry runs thin on lender talent

» NY AG fights Credit Suisse MBS case

» Pressure looms to enhance risk management of MBS market

» What the central bank chairman wants to say, but won't

Lending News

Elevated refi activity pushes mortgage applications higher

Low interest rates fuel February HARP refinancings: FHFA

Loan officers, banks tighten FICO standards

NAFCU challenges FHFA loan purchasing plan for GSEs

FHFA to cherry pick loans Fannie, Freddie can purchase

Caliber Funding steps into the correspondent lending space

Housing continues to take shape, various hurdles remain: MBA

Fed governor calls for link between capital, liquidity at mega banks

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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