GLG News by Mortgage Servicing Experts

The reduction in US consumer spending is hopelessly enmeshed in the availability of mortgage credit, housing prices, and generalized consumer confidence.  The slowdown in the US economy, tied to these three macro forces, will greatly affect both established and emerging markets across the...

Over valued versus the risk of litigation, talent flight, legislative constraints, portfolio loss and about every other imaginable variable. Overvalued servicing rights with disappointed servicing investors. Average industry systems, nothing great. Short staffed already. More leaving. Mozillio defineltly...

While on paper the acquisition versus the valuation of loan servicing looks good, the reality is a whole mess of operational and regulatory risk. The Countrywide CIO was just announced leaving for FIS (Fidelity) and the state of the art systems was one of the selling points in the acquisition. An asset...

Consumers spent more than $2.5 trillion in 2007 on credit card purchases and cash advances, however, consumers are falling behind on credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults skyrocketing. The value of credit card accounts at least 30 days late rose 26% to $17.3 billion...

While many eyes are on the transaction as a proposed bailout for Countrywide, Bank of America will be solving a good many problems for themselves, while purchasing the fuel for tremendous growth.  The advantages for Bank of America are many but the largest are the resolution of their...

Mums the word from Bank of America and Countrywide on whether BofA plans to swoop in and bailout Countrywide from a sudden fate of bankruptcy. Countrywide reported that foreclosures and late payments rose to the most in five years in December 2007. Countrywide's shares has fallen 28% this week and its...

Metavante's purchase of Nomad Payments for $58 million shores up its plans for a big international push through its Prepaid Solutions Division, with an international push in Europe, Asia-Pacific, the U.K. and other countries to go after its share of the prepaid cards transaction volumes growth. Metavante...

James Cayne stepped down as CEO to pass the baton to Alan Schwartz, who believes Bear Stearns faces some risks and sits in a comfortable position, however, the new CEO may be downplaying the possibility of further write downs. In November 2007, Bear Stearns said it would write down approximately $1.2...

Grant Kvalheim, BarCap's Co-President becomes the latest victim resulting from write downs related to subprime mortgage investments in the U.S. and leveraged loans. Kvalheim was responsible for helping to expand BarCap's business in the U.S., however, investments in CDOs, SIVs and SIV-lites which were...

Countrywide is denying rumors that it may be filing bankruptcy in face of a sharp decline in share price of as much as 79% in 2007, a credit crunch, record level defaults and a doubling in foreclosures and current economic conditions in the U.S. Investors are jittery about Countrywide and mortgage related...