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The GSE Reform Bust Blues: Worrying About Mel Watt’s (Potential) Successor at the FHFA

May 1, 2018
Paul Muolo
There’s been speculation that when the Trump administration picks Watt’s successor, one of the first things that person might do is impose a loan-size purchase limit on the two government-sponsored enterprises.
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Freddie CEO Don Layton Weighs in on IMAGIN Pilot Program

May 1, 2018
Carisa Chappell
Early on, research firm B. Riley FBR described IMAGIN as “an offshore structure [that] could enable a lower price.”
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Consumer Mortgage Complaints Take a Dive

May 1, 2018
Yemeng Yang
Total gripes filed during 1Q18 were down 36.3 percent from a year ago…
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Freddie Posts Strong 1Q18 Profit Thanks to G-Fee Income, Gains from Derivatives (and No More DTA Hits)

May 1, 2018
Paul Muolo
Even though the GSE posted a strong profit, it saw MBS issuance fall 37.2 percent in the first quarter...
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Short Takes: Freddie Mac Multifamily Continues to Shine, but… / UWM Rolls Out New Website / Seed Money / Nationstar Looking at a Large MSR Markup? / Mulvaney: I’m Not Running a Yelp / New Hires for Freddie, Angel Oak

May 1, 2018
Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang
Not too long ago, UWM rolled out a $500,000 grant program designed to allow LOs to start their own loan brokerage firms...
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CMLA Picks Industry Vet Ed Wallace as New Director

April 30, 2018
Paul Muolo
CMLA favors a recapitalization and reform plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, one where they are transformed into “utilities.”
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Redwood Trust to Acquire Minority Stake in Non-Agency Lender 5 Arches

April 30, 2018
Brandon Ivey
“The opportunity for us is clear,” said Christopher Abate, president of Redwood. “Capital needs in this still emergent sector of housing finance continue to rise..."
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Short Takes: HUD Yanks Approvals on 23 Lenders, Most of Them Banks / Goldman Sachs, Warehouse Lender, but… / Rep. Waters None Too Happy with Mulvaney / A Document Dump is Requested / A Promotion at J.G. Wentworth

April 30, 2018
Paul Muolo
Rep. Waters wants CFPB acting director Mulvaney to turn over documents regarding meetings he's had with the industry...
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Freddie Rolls Out New Low-Downpayment Mortgage

April 30, 2018
Carisa Chappell
HomeOne will be available beginning July 29…
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1Q18 Roundup: Megabanks Suffered Mega Declines in Lending

April 30, 2018
Paul Muolo
In an unusual development for a top mortgage lender, BofA announced that it would no longer report any information about its mortgage banking operations.
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