The English language has different nouns for the various groups of animals.
We call a bunch of cows a "herd." We call a group of geese a "gaggle," a
bunch of fish a "school." We call a group of sheep a "flock." There's a
"pride" of lions, a "murder"
of crows, an "exaltation" of doves, a "parliament" of owls, and a "congress"
of baboons. I don't know which of those might apply to folks in the mortgage
business when they congregate, but they have been, and will be, congregatin'
in conferences.
Next week, of course, is the MBA event in Chicago: mortgage bankers
everywhere are gearing up for the MBA Triathlon (making sure your blackberry
is charged, sitting through eight 1-hour meetings about paperless &
electronic delivery, and then attending five cocktail receptions in 3 hours
within 4 blocks).
But on a regional basis, in Bellevue, Washington the following week (10/18)
is a dinner hosted by the Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association, the topic
being "The Current State of Mortgage Banking: How changes may help the
industry going forward."
For more information go to Seattle
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And in the Dallas area, November 7 & 8, the Texas Mortgage Bankers
Association is hosting its 61st annual Educational Seminar and Marketplace,
titled, "The Confluence of Government Regulation and Loan Origination."
Topics include, "Issues Experienced During Compliance Exams & How Financial
Institutions Can Be Proactive, Transitioning from a Branch Manager to a
Mortgage Banker, Best Practices for Disaster Recovery in Secondary
Marketing, The Fine Print in Mortgage Insurance and Quality Control Audits,
Right or Wrong What Might Get You Sued? Real Estate Economic Forecast, and
Fair Lending from a Legal and Business Standpoint," along with continuing
education for MLO's." The early registration ends today, so if you're
interested go to Dallas
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And for more training, Capital Solutions Financial Group (CSFG), an Irvine
CA based lender, is hosting a non-agency real estate mortgage performance,
investing, and lending seminar next Wednesday (10/12) evening at its
corporate headquarters in Irvine. Guest speakers include Mark Latimer
(President Baypointe Equity - specializing in arranging private mortgage
loans), Mike Kaylor (president of the Kaylor Law Firm discussing deferred
trusts and tax law), and Rod Colombi (president of CSFG - reviewing recent
real estate trend data and investment returns). For more information please
contact Rod Colombi rcolombi@capitalsfg.com
If you're interested in what the US Census Bureau has to say about housing,
which might just be pretty interesting, tune in tomorrow at 1PM EST when a
few folks from its Housing Statistics Branch do a presentation. Use the toll
free number: 1-800-369-2179, with Participant passcode: CENSUS. "Note: Stay
on the line until operator asks for the passcode. Do not key in passcode."
For the online portion, login early, as some setup is required. URL
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And for you NMLS issuers, this month's course provider renewal period closed
on
9/30 and the October renewal period opened 10/1 - you know who you are and
have until Monday, October 31 to submit their renewal applications. 'Course
providers up for renewal are encouraged to closely review the documentation
posted under the Course Provider Section of the Resource Center to ensure
they are in compliance with all requirements prior to submitting the
application and paying the fees."
Everywhere I go, loan agents say that the NMLS classes are "kind of
interesting, and usually pretty fun until you find out that the teacher
means business - usually at the point the cell phones are turned off and go
into a bag." The SAFE Act requires that state-licensed mortgage loan
originators (MLOs) complete 8 hours of NMLS approved continuing education
(CE) annually. The SAFE Act also stipulates that a state-licensed MLO "may
not take the same approved course in the same or successive years to meet
the annual requirements for continuing education." NMLS has interpreted the
term "successive years" to mean two years in a row. "The NMLS Policy on Late
CE courses and the requirements and details associated how to submit courses
for the 2011 Late CE catalog has been posted to the Course Provider Section
of the NMLS Resource Center under Notices and Examples, and there is a
conference call tomorrow at 2PM EST addressing this. "The conference call is
limited only NMLS approved course providers. Providers interested in
participating need to RSVP to Rich Madison (rmadison@csbs.org
[mailto:rmadison@csbs.org]) by today."
Yesterday the commentary had a lengthy discourse on the appraisal process.
But I had the incorrect name: it's Mark Chapman, not Mark Eastman, from
SouthEastern Evaluation. My apologies - normally I save my mistakes for
industry news, underwriting updates, and economic statistics!
Starting this week Bank of Internet USA is now BofI Federal Bank. BofI
Federal Bank has adopted the new name and logo to unify its division brands
under an umbrella entity.
PHH Mortgage announced that in the last six months it has "agreed to provide
mortgage services to five new financial institution clients through its
Private Label Solutions
(PLS) business. Many in the industry attribute PHH's growth to the servicing
agreements that it signs with clients, in that it agrees to not cross-sell
to borrowers - a big plus. The press released noted it "signed agreements
with these new PLS clients to provide end-to-end mortgage process management
services to loan officers, financial advisors and their customers. The
Company also said it was unable to reach an agreement to renew an existing
relationship with Charles Schwab Bank, and indicated that it expects the
addition of its new PLS clients to more than offset any resulting lost
income from Charles Schwab Bank...As a result of these signings, we will
expand our nationwide footprint for sourcing mortgage originations, with a
net gain of more than 25,000 financial advisors affiliated with our PLS
clients, further strengthening our position as one of the leading
knowledge-based mortgage originators and servicers in the United States."
For more investor news, Bank of America issued a disaster update for the
Texas wildfires.
It also addressed the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD), provided a
revised loan purchase voucher, and a new LPV Affordable Loan Program
Addendum.
Suntrust told clients that, "HUD REO properties that only require a minimum
down payment of $100 may only have a maximum total loan amount including
upfront mortgage insurance premium (UFMIP) equal to or less than the "as is"
appraised value. This update does not affect 203(b) with repair escrow
loans."
JPMorgan Chase issued a bulletin serving as a reminder of the Chase price
cap policy for Standard Mandatory, AOT/Direct Trade and Best Efforts
products, and also increased its price adjustment for agency fixed rate high
balance loans by .125.
The Department of Agriculture sent out a form (10-11)1980-21 "that must be
used on any files received for Conditional commitment, as the revised form
incorporates the required annual fee disclosures." It also told folks that
"funding for the Single Family Housing Guarantee Loan Program (SFHGLP) will
not be available for a short period of time at the beginning of Fiscal year
2012. During the time frame between October 1st, 2011 and receipt of
continuing resolution funds, Conditional Commitments will be issued "subject
to the availability of commitment authority" for both purchase and refinance
transactions. The FY12 up-front guarantee fee will be 2% for purchase
transactions and 1% for refinance transactions In addition to the up-front
guarantee fee, all FY 2012 obligations (purchase and refinance)will be
subject to an annual fee of 0.3 % of the average schedule unpaid principal
balance of the loan. Contact Tony Ballestero if you have any questions:
208-733-5380, ext. 106 or visit www.rurdev.usda.gov
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ING Mortgage let brokers know that it made some changes to rate adjustments,
starting today. "ING to ING Refinance rate adjustment will be removed.
Second Home rate adjustment will be increased from 0.125% to 0.375%."
Franklin American sent out over four pages of changes to their guidelines,
and the corresponding sections of FAMC's guide. Topics ranged from new forms
for FHA condominiums & the total loan amount for IRRRLs including the EEM
cost improvements to the new annual guarantee fee for USDA loans & employer
relocation assistance. As always, it is best to consult the actual
announcement for information - it is too long to detail here.
GMAC Bank Wholesale & Correspondent reminded clients that Monday is Columbus
Day and a federal holiday. Therefore, many banks and the U.S. Postal
Service will not be open for business. GMACB will be open for business, but
the day cannot be included in the rescission period for refinances. It is
not a business day.
The markets are behaving themselves, although fixed-income traders report
that trading in this environment is growing increasingly difficult. "We're
approaching levels that suggest the worst is built in." The MBA reported
that mortgage applications fell 4.3% last week in spite of the great rates.
Banks are afraid to lend, to put it simply. Volatility picked up a little
Monday afternoon when traders realized the Fed's daily purchases were not
going to be enough to hold up mortgages at current
(low) yields, higher levels of volatility and supply. Throw in some European
uncertainty and the REIT issues mentioned above and folks become nervous.
Bernanke's talk yesterday showed concern about the problems in Europe and
market uncertainty, and he urged policy action to support the housing
market and encouraged Congress to come up with a long-run plan for fiscal
responsibility - nothing too dramatic. But he feels that stabilization in
the housing market is crucial to the economic recovery, and that Congress
should focus on policies to support housing such as managing REO overhand,
facilitating refinancing for underwater borrowers, stabilizing distressed
neighborhoods, and suggesting a clear path for the future of the mortgage
finance system. Good luck with that one ahead of next November.
By the end of yesterday Treasury rates were nearly unchanged from Monday's
closing levels, with the 10-yr at 1.78%. Originator selling picked up with
supply totaling between $2 and $3 billion, higher than average over the last
30 days per Tradeweb, which pushed MBS prices down about .375.
Overnight Italy's credit rating was cut by Moody's for the first time in
almost two decades on concern that chronically weak growth will make it
difficult to reduce the region's second-largest debt while fallout from the
region's debt crisis boosts financing costs. Do you think so? Moody's
lowered Italy's rating three levels to
A2 from Aa2, with a negative outlook. The ADP numbers came out this
morning. Small business service providing companies contributed nearly 2/3
of the jobs - and the basic ADP number showed a pickup of 91k, a little
stronger than expected. Later we have an ISM Non-Manufacturing number. The
10-yr is up to 1.84% and MBS prices are worse by about .250.
(An example of mistaken unintended consequences.)
Ole and Lars were on their very first train ride. They had brought along
bananas for lunch. Just as they began to peel them, the train entered a
long, dark tunnel.
"Have you eaten your banana yet," Ole asked excitedly?
"No," replied Lars..
"Vell, don't touch it den," Ole exclaimed. "I yust took vun bite and vent
blind!"
Rob
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