The Option ARM Kingpins: Who Holds the Elusive Option ARMs? $189 Billion Securitized and Outstanding and big Three of Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Bank of America Playing with Time.
Trying to get a raw number on the elusive option ARM mortgage is like asking the top banks to air their dirty laundry. We know banks still have billions of these loans on their books but trying to get an accurate figure is like trying to audit the Fed. In September, Fitch released data showing [...]
Wells Fargo Solution to Option ARM Problem? Convert all Pick-A-Pay Mortgages to Interest Only Loans.
2010 will be a big year for four states because that is when the option ARMs are suppose to recast in droves. State Attorney General Jerry Brown of California sent a letter to the top 10 option ARM servicers and banks late last week requesting information requiring firms to stipulate how much of these loans [...]
California Housing Inventory Mystery: 206,000 Homes on MLS but is the Real Inventory 412,000 or closer to 618,000?
It is probably one of the least desirable tasks to undertake but if we are to understand the California housing market we need to look at the entire state current inventory level. Now having access to the MLS gives us a general sense of the overall number of homes on the market but it does [...]