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What MBA’s forecast means for mortgage originators

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history next to 2003. If rates rise modestly, as MBA suggests, we will be left with rates still near historic lows, a boon for homebuyers but still a contraction in refinances. Despite this contraction, 2021 is forecasted to be a larger overall year than 2019 by approximately $195bb. Here are three key takeaways: 1.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

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VA’s Tidewater Initiative written in 2021 by McKissock (Similar idea as current ROV changes), effective in 2003. The mortgage loan officer handling the loan? It initially began as a test program in the early 2000s and was expanded to all areas of the country in 2003, as a result of VA Circular 26-03-11.

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Originators gear up for the purchase market

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But the boost in purchase business likely won’t be enough to prevent operational contraction: As margins shrink, lenders will likely have to lay off staff and renegotiate compensation. Lenders will have to “manage expenses and improve customer service in a purchase market,” Tom Wind, executive vice president of consumer lending with U.S.

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