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The RMBS Outlook

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Here’s how private-label residential mortgage-backed securities issuance is likely to perform in 2019 and the impact that higher rates are likely to have for mortgage loan originators in this space.

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The State of the Mortgage Industry

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A recent study explored current business trends for mortgage originators and the efficiencies they needed to build to capitalize on them. Click through to read the findings.

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Keeping Up with the Customer: Evolving the Retail Business Model to Stay Ahead of the Curve

In today’s environment, all retail lenders should be asking themselves, “What value am I truly offering a borrower?” We know that more and more consumers use an online, self-service option when making any retail purchase —mortgages included. When such convenience is available, why would a customer pay more to get a home loan from a retail lender instead? When faced with these questions, it is important to evolve your retail business model to stay ahead of the curve. Editor's note: This select print feature appeared in the June 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.

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Originators Outline Struggles in Changing Market

According to results in Hammerhouse’s 4th Annual Survey of Originator Opinions, 44 percent of originators polled said the biggest challenge for the industry in 2014 will be "adding new relationships to support a purchase focused business" with purchase volumes still too weak to support the market. Given these obstacles and the continuing decline in mortgage volumes, 69 percent of originators expect overall volume to drop in 2014.

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