GLG News by Retail Mortgage Origination Experts

Long gone are the days of double digit appreciation in home values as money tightens among fears of rising foreclosures. Foreclosures that could have been stopped if the secondary market had not stopped funding loan pools that included sub-prime loans. Now people with 2 and 3 year sub-prime loans do...

It is still too soon to tell if the housing crisis has bottomed out. Foreclosures in April rose another 65%, per RealtyTrac.com and over 1.2 million people are in some stage of foreclosure. We will not be able to tell when the housing crisis hit bottom until years after it hit. Ask any economist and...

Bank of America shareholders would be well served if Bank of America would just walk away from Countrywide.  Why would any bank buy another bank that is hemorrhaging so much?  It doesn't make any sense as to why Bank of America would buy Countrywide if they may write-down another $20 - $30...

This article is important because if it were not for the fright of our banks over sub-prime loans we would not be in this mess in the US and now they are threatening the foreign markets. Banks play an integral role in our secondary markets and because of that and their bearish beliefs on a sector of...

Washington Mutual's decision to exit the Wholesale mortgage market along with the demise of othe wholesale lenders and similar exit of wholesale by yet other lenders will severely affect Mortgage Brokers ability to properly place loans for clients. This of course could be a significant opportunity for...

Any step to infuse capital in the limping mortgage market is a good thing. But in  comparison to the mortgage crisis at large this is just a drop in the bucket. The real problem stems from consumer liquidity and their lack financial strength and credit worthiness. Once again the real problem...

How effective will the new stimulus package be?  Will it benefit the people who need it the most?  Can we depend on it to stem the possible recession?

    Feds involvment is way to soon!

Fed shows it is reactive rather than proactive. They waited until investors were stampeding to the exits to react in a desperate manner. Markets have lost some of its confidence with Ben Bernanke and the honeymoon is over. Traders do not feel that he is atuned to the markets as the Maestro (Alan Greenspan)....

Countrywide not trusted by brokers and closes it sub-prime wholesale division. BoA is out of the wholesale business completely. Countrywide has lots of attractive assets. Hmmm!  Firesale!