In the press, here’s some information on the hit the Fed’s balance sheet has taken give the bond market selloff. And here at the MBA’s annual, some of the talk is about new products and about cost cutting. Yes, lenders are looking for new products, or help in exploring the viability of rolling something new out. For example, at the Capital Markets Committee meeting Sunday, I spent some time with Susan Brown, CMB, Founder & CEO of CoreSGB which helps lenders roll out construction loan products. In terms of cost cutting, I’ve spoken to a few owners who challenged their department heads to cut their costs 15 percent instead of the usual 10 percent, and brainstorm with others in doing it. We all know that net basis point goals (like aiming for 75 to 105 bps) have pretty much gone away. But if you’re “only” hitting breakeven, then unintended events can bring you to large losses quickly. If a company is seeing operational excessive
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Monday at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual conference that it will begin the implementation process for two new credit scoring models for mortgages. This marks the first update to credit scoring models in 20 years and makes homeownership more accessible.
Urban Institute research backed by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco suggests using rent and utility reporting for this purpose is complicated but has a net benefit.
Outstanding balances have grown 81% over the last twelve months, with WA high balances of $648, in relation to their WA available credit lines of $947.