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Chase Wholesale Eliminates 2nd Mortgages

by Morgan on May 15, 2008

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According to reps from the bank Chase Wholesale is eliminating second mortgage products from its product offering.  All loans need to be registered/submitted by end of business tomorrow.  There has been wide concern and speculation about the value of second mortgage loan portfolios held by the big banks with the precipitous decline of housing prices nationwide.  Many of the second mortgages issued over the last two to three years in bubble areas are now essentially unsecured.

You can’t blame Chase for making this move as the risk/reward ratio just isn’t there for them.  No word on the retail channel.  If you have any info let me know and I’ll update the post.

Update: Confirmed from numerous tipsters (thanks!)

An email from reps:

Good Morning,

First and foremost I would like to thank you for the business you have sent
and I appreciate the opportunity to have worked with you. Unfortunately,
given the market conditions Chase Home Finance has made the decision to
eliminate the Home Equity Channel. Effective end of day Friday May 16, 2008
Chase Home Equity will no longer accept applications for home equity
products. All new applications/registrations must be received by end of
day on Friday (5-16-08) and all pipeline deals must fund by 7/15/08. Rate
lock extensions will not be available.

 

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  • Toby
    Nothing wrong with seconds. It's the LTV that matters!
  • But in a declining (free-fall) market like CA or FL it's tough to know what
    your "true" LTV is...
  • Hezekiah King
    READ BETWEEN THE LINES

    If banks are cutting off seconds NOW, it means they see significant, rapid and continued devaluation of real estate assets into the future (housing will continue to tank). After all, cutting off new seconds will do nothing to help with existing seconds that have essentially become unsecured loans.
  • Well said Hezekiah and I agree 100%.
    Morgan
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