CMB- Warehouse Lending

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Define Warehouse Lending
Warehouse lending is a short-term revolving line of credit provided to a mortgage lender by a warehouse lender to fund the closing of mortgages from the closing table to sale in the secondary market. The line of credit is secured by the mortgage notes payable to the lender. The warehouse lender gets repaid when the lender sells the individual loans to an investor.
What is the role of warehouse lending in mortgage banking
  • warehouse lines of credit provide lenders with the funds necessary to originate new loans.
  • without funds to create new loans, loan production stops.
When it comes to warehouse lending what is the mortgage banker's viewpoint
The mortgage banker's primary objective in borrowing from a warehouse lender is to provide funds to finance loan production. Secondarily, the mortgage banker wants to obtain the lowest cost of funds.
When it comes to warehouse lending what is the warehouse lender's viewpoint?
Warehouse lenders provide funds for residential mortgage loans intended for sale to investors in the secondary market.
Warehouse lending also provides...
  • mechanisms for correspondent lenders to leverage and fund loan origination production
  • Sources of treasury funds for wholesale lenders and aggregators
  • Liquidity for the creation of mortgage backed securitization
When it comes to warehouse lending what is the mortgage broker's viewpoint
Warehouse lenders require mortgage bankers and brokers to comply with strict rules and to maintain a minimum net worth.
Warehouse extensions of credit are typically made in one of two structures
  • commercial line of credit model
  • sale/repurchase method
Explain commercial line of credit model
The warehouse bank advances funds on a line of credit to a mortgage banking company for newly originated mortgages, with these newly originated mortgages serving as collateral for the funds advanced until the mortgages are sold or placed into mortgage-backed securities
Explain sale/repurchase method
The warehouse lender advances funds for the purchase of newly originated mortgages from the originating mortgage banking company. The mortgages become assets of the warehouse lender, subject to a repurchase agreement in which the warehouse lender agrees to sell the loans back to the mortgage lender within a specified time period for sale to another lender or for delivery into a mortgage pool that will back a to be issued mortgage backed security
What is the line of credit
The line of credit is a revolving credit account where the amount owed fluctuates according to the funds drawn and payments made to the warehouse lender. The funds currently on loan to the mortgage banker are referred to as outstandings
Name the factors in establishing a warehouse line
  • legal agreements and accounting structures
  • required legal documents
  • warehouse line pricing mechanisms
  • factors determining the credit line size and costs
  • financial constraints and limitations
  • contractual covenants
What does collateral mean
Mortgage notes payable to the lender are assigned and delivered to the warehouse as security for the credit line
A promissory note contains an unconditional promise to pay money to another person on demand or at a specified time and serves four principal purposes:
  • It identifies the person or persons primarily responsible for paying the debt
  • it identifies the person or person to whom the debt is owed
  • it establishes the maximum amount of the debt
  • it describes the terms of repayment and interest charges
What are wet settlements
Wet settlement funds are advances of new funds to a mortgage banker for funding or purchasing mortgage loans in which the collateral package is not in possession of the collateral package is not in possession of the collateral agent or free of lien or bailment. A warehouse lender may make a portion of the line available on an unsecured basis for wet settlements
What are 3 key features of warehouse lines
  • Line amount- maximum dollar volume of loans that can be funded
  • Interest rate- typically priced off 1-month LIBOR plus a spread
  • Advance rate- rate advanced after the haircut is applied