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Short Takes: Top FHA Lender with a (Relatively) Low LTV / Share Price of Altisource Unit Turns Ugly / Fannie Customer Count / Nationwide Title Goes Green / New President for BB&T

August 27, 2014
Paul Muolo
On Wednesday, shares of Altisource Asset Management Corp. were selling for $697 compared to a 52-week high of $1,209.
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Ginnie Mae Will Sell $5.7 Billion of Taylor Bean MSRs but Not Until Next Year

August 27, 2014
Paul Muolo
“BofA did a poor servicing job for us,” said Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer.
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81 Percent of Independent Mortgage Firms are Now Profitable

August 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
MBA derived its profit figures from data provided by 349 residential originators.
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes Not Much of a Risk for Investors in Non-Agency MBS

August 26, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Barclays said few loans in vintage non-agency MBS were exposed to the recent earthquake.
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Citibank to Refund Millions in Force-Placed Insurance Class Action

August 26, 2014
Thomas Ressler
The Casey lawsuit also alleged that Citibank increased the amount of force-placed flood insurance required for some borrowers in excess of their unpaid principal balance.
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FHFA IG Places Blame for TBW Scandal on Regulators, Counterparties, Investors

August 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
The FHFA IG claims a Fannie Mae executive back in 2000 discovered that TBW had pledged the same collateral – mortgages – to both Fannie and another company. But then Fannie took no action until two years later.
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Prospect Mortgage Still in the Hunt for M&A Deals, But So Far Nothing

August 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
A few months back, merger talks between Prospect and Caliber Home Loans broke down. To date, both companies have declined to discuss the matter.
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Short Takes: Will the FHFA Extend the Comment Period for MI Firms? / Some Consumers Believe HARP is a Scam / Freddie (and Fannie) Got Taken by a Wolf / Bill Erbey (Indirectly) Owns a Much Larger Stake in Altisource

August 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
Indirectly, Bill Erbey controls about 5.9 million shares of Altisource through a limited liability company called Salt Pond Holdings.
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Most of the Mortgage Industry Does Not Want a G-Fee Hike

August 25, 2014
Charles Wisniowski
SIFMA said the FHFA should view g-fees not as “static amounts,” but rather as compensation for credit enhancements that may vary from time to time.
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Servicing and Origination Profits Recovered Nicely in Second Quarter

August 25, 2014
John Bancroft
Warehouse lending consultants told IMFnews that many originators turned profitable after the first quarter, but are not making as much as they earned this time last year.
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