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Short Takes: LLPA Relief on the Way? / The White House is Aware / But Profit Margins are Strong… / With a Little Help from Their Friends / A Promotion at MGIC

August 19, 2020
Paul Muolo

A basic question: Will Treasury step in to change the trajectory of the new GSE refi fee? (The mainstream media has finally discovered the story.)


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Big Profit Gains for Nonbanks in 2Q20 (Even without Rocket)

August 19, 2020
John Bancroft

Gain-on-sale margins went through the roof in the second quarter for all involved...


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Slammed by Forbearance Requests, Mortgage Firms Turn to Third-Party Vendors

August 19, 2020
Maria Volkova

As one vendor put it: “Loss mitigation was behind the scenes for a while because everyone was saying that foreclosures are low and bankruptcies are stable. Well, that’s not the case anymore."


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CBO Not So Bullish on a GSE IPO

August 19, 2020
Dennis Hollier

CBO, in a report that received little notice, based its estimates on a variety of assumptions about the companies’ retained earnings, capital requirements and more...


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CFPB Proposes New QM Category Based on Seasoning

August 18, 2020
Brandon Ivey

To meet the qualifications for a seasoned QM, a loan must be held by the creditor for at least 36 months after origination and have no more than two 30-day delinquencies during that time period...


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Short Takes: Don’t Faint: Freedom Actually Bought RoundPoint / Price? / The 12th Largest Servicer / Nielson Picked to Argue FHFA-SCOTUS Case

August 18, 2020
Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier

Break out the smelling salts: Freedom Mortgage bought RoundPoint after all...


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Former CFPB Lawyer Wants a Break for Marketing Services Agreements

August 18, 2020
Yemeng Yang

Johnson, once an aide to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, believes the CFPB overstepped regarding MSAs...


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Black Knight Chairman Bill Foley Launches SPAC. Deals to Follow?

August 18, 2020
Paul Muolo

The SPAC, which carries the name Foley Trasimeme Acquisition Corp. II, has a stated goal of effecting mergers and/or buying capital stock in the “financial technology space.” Asset acquisitions are also part of the plan.


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Retail Dominates in 2Q20 Agency Refi Surge

August 18, 2020
John Bancroft

Retail-originated refi production was particularly strong at the GSEs, climbing 160.5% from the first to the second quarter. By contrast, deliveries of retail refi loans rose 30.5% at Ginnie Mae, where total MBS issuance increased more modestly...


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Forbearance Readings Continue to Fall; Ginnie Rate Under 10% but Buyouts a Key Factor

August 17, 2020
Paul Muolo

However, there’s a catch to the Ginnie number. Servicers of government product, especially depositories with a balance sheet, increasingly are buying delinquent FHA and VA loans out of MBS pools as a way to save money and possibly rehabilitate them down the road.


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