Posted To: Pipeline PressPlenty of vendors and lenders are focused on raising capital, merging, selling, or closing. It doesn’t take a brilliant detective to see the liquidity & earnings problems facing hundreds of lenders across the nation as warehouse banks and other counterparties ratchet up scrutiny and lenders race to reduce costs. How many ducats are in the bank account versus six months ago? Winter is coming. Mortgage rates are near 2-week lows but that’s not saying much since they are coming off the highest levels since 2011. Are we having fun yet? Lender Products and Services We are in the final stretches of 2018 and goodness knows it’s been a memorable one for the industry. Between changing market demands, margin compression, and many more challenges, 2018 will be one for the history…(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.