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Home Sales Likely to be Flat this Year with an Uptick in 2019

August 30, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, said some prospective homebuyers didn’t complete transactions this summer due to a limited supply of homes for sale…
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More Lenders View Non-QMs and EC Mortgages as a Viable Option

August 29, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Angel Oak and Citadel Servicing, two of the larger originators of expanded-credit products, each increased production by more than 30.0 percent from the first to the second quarter.
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MBA’s ‘Profit’ Took a Hit in FY 2017, but Assets Increased by Almost 10 Percent

August 29, 2018
Paul Muolo
MBA listed compensation for “current officers, directors, trustees and key employees” at $6.0 million for fiscal year 2017. It was $7.1 million the year prior…
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Short Takes: A ‘Significantly’ Less Liquid Secondary Mortgage Market? / In Five Years the GSE Loan Limit Would be Zero (for Example) / Origination Capacity Remains Elevated / Fannie Exec Joins RoundPoint

August 29, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Origination capacity in the mortgage industry remains “elevated,” according to a new report from PiperJaffray.
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More M&A Activity Ahead for Celebrity Financial?

August 28, 2018
Paul Muolo
Celebrity’s Robnett hinted that a third acquisition could be revealed by October.
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Driven by Lower Expenses in 2Q, Nonbanks Stage a Turnaround in Origination Profits

August 28, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Personnel expenses averaged $5,195 per loan in the second quarter, down $704 from 1Q18…
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UWM Stages an Origination Sale: No-Cost Appraisals Until Yearend

August 28, 2018
Paul Muolo
One UWM broker, requesting anonymity, took the offer with a grain of salt: “If someone wants to help the broker and the consumer, they would dump the application fees.”
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FHA Forward Production Increases, but HECM Originations Slide

August 27, 2018
John Bancroft
HECM originations plunged 40.9 percent in the second quarter as tighter reverse-mortgage regulations limited the product’s appeal to borrowers…
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Fear and Loathing in MBS-Land: Trading Volume Hits Low for the Year; New Product Creation Hardly Robust

August 27, 2018
Paul Muolo
Then again, it’s not the first half that market watchers are worried about – it’s the remainder of the year.
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Expanded-Credit Lending Gains, but Not as Much as Overall Market

August 27, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The top-five EC lenders are: Redwood, U.S. Bank, Angel Oak, Citi and Citadel Servicing…
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