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Invictus Brings Investment-Property MBS

April 20, 2018
An affiliate of Invictus Capital Partners is set to issue a unique non-agency mortgage-backed security backed by loans on investor properties that differs from the structure of typical single-family rental deals. Invictus’s Verus Mortgage Capital predominantly focuses on non-qualified mortgages and has issued deals backed by non-QMs along with a sprinkling of mortgages on investment properties. Many other nonprime MBS issuers have brought similar deals. The planned $258.4 million ...
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A ‘Bespoke’ Non-Agency MBS from Redwood

April 20, 2018
Redwood Trust is set to issue a “bespoke” prime non-agency mortgage-backed security. The deal largely looks like other MBS from Redwood, but a spokesperson for the real estate investment trust said the MBS was tailored for one investor. Kroll Bond Rating Agency placed preliminary ratings on the planned $338.7 million Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2018-4 last week. The deal is scheduled to close on April 20. There are only minor differences between the MBS and three other ...
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New Lender Focuses on Jumbos, Tech

April 20, 2018
Eave, a direct-mortgage lender, launched recently with a focus on jumbo mortgages, technology and low fees. The originator, only operating in Colorado at the moment, claims to be able to close loans about twice as fast as “brand name” lenders. “We took the entire mortgage universe apart and put it back together, better,” the firm said, touting its underwriting process. The lender claims that more than 60 percent of the information collected by other lenders from ...
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What We’re Hearing: A Kinder, Gentler (and Smarter) Nonprime Industry? / Varde Raises $750 Million / Don’t Layer That Risk / When the Worm Turns… / At Ocwen, Former Government Officials Bring Home the Bacon / NSM Gets a New COO

April 20, 2018
Paul Muolo
The highest paid Ocwen director last year was Phyllis Caldwell, who took home $372,649. Caldwell is a former Treasury Department official.
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News Briefs

April 20, 2018
Ron Faris, the current president and CEO of Ocwen Financial, will retire on June 30. After Ocwen’s pending acquisition of PHH Corp. closes, Glen Messina will be president and CEO of Ocwen, the nation’s largest subprime servicer. Messina was previously president and CEO of PHH. During the first quarter of 2018, Wells Fargo sold $1.60 billion of its holdings of vintage pick-a-pay mortgages. The sale generated a gain of $643.0 million for the bank. The buyer ... [Includes four briefs]
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Surprise: Ron Faris to Retire from Ocwen; Former PHH CEO Messina Named His Successor

April 19, 2018
Paul Muolo
Faris is a 27-year veteran of Ocwen, a publicly traded nonbank launched several decades ago by former GE Capital executive Bill Erbey.
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Nonbanks Continue to Gobble Up More of the Agency Servicing Market

April 19, 2018
John Bancroft
Nonbank servicing of agency MBS has nearly doubled since March 2014…
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FHFA Under Pressure to Act More Like a Bank Regulator with Fannie & Freddie

April 19, 2018
Carisa Chappell
Republican congressmen generally agreed with the IG’s recommendations and raised additional concerns about mission creep at Fannie and Freddie…
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Ditech Taps Bear Stearns/GMAC Veteran Thomas Marano as New CEO

April 19, 2018
Paul Muolo
Marano is no stranger to troubled financial service companies. Until 2008, he was a top executive at Bear Stearns...
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Phoenix Selling a Large Bulk MSR Portfolio. Bid Deadline: May 1

April 19, 2018
Paul Muolo
All of the receivables were originated through the retail channel…
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