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Short Takes: Exiting a GSE Investment / The Fed Likely Will Greenlight the BB&T-SunTrust Merger / No. 9 / Please, Just Don’t Pick a Name Like Mr. Cooper / How Much Lower Can Ditech Go? / CoesterVMS?

February 11, 2019

Paul Muolo

The big unknown about the merger: Once completed, what name will the new bank and mortgage company take?

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Short Takes: Exiting a GSE Investment / The Fed Likely Will Greenlight the BB&T-SunTrust Merger / No. 9 / Please, Just Don’t Pick a Name Like Mr. Cooper / How Much Lower Can Ditech Go? / CoesterVMS?

Latest Imf News

Broker Share of Originations Ticks Up in Third Quarter

FHA Proposes Raising Draw Limits on Rehabilitation Loans

SEC Sees Support for Effort to Revise MBS Disclosures

Homebuilder Hovnanian Takes Quarterly Loss, Margins Shrink

Featured Data

Nonbanks Post Small Drop in Mortgage-Banking Income

Bank MSR Portfolios Shrink Slightly, Valuation Strong

Bank ABS Holdings Decline in 3Q25, Auto Portfolios Grow

Lending Slows Across Products in Third Quarter

Featured Reports

GSE Repurchase Activity: Cumulative to Second Quarter 2025 (PDF Format)

Mortgage Profitability Report 2Q25 (PDF)

IMF HMDA Dashboard: 2024

Lender Profiles 2Q25: Top 25 (PDF)

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