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Short Takes: Fix-and-Flip Lender Ready to Employ Loan Brokers / Habib Says Rates Will Head Higher / Megabanks Looking at Nonprime Whole Loan Buys? / The Consumer Law Enforcement Agency? / Ditech’s MSR Reduction

April 20, 2017
Paul Muolo
We understand that some surprising names are beginning to show up at auctions for nonprime, non-agency whole loans...
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The Final Tally on FHA Legal Settlements for 2016: $454 Million

April 19, 2017
George Brooks
The largest civil money penalty imposed by the board was $604,000 as part of a settlement with Ocwen Loan Servicing...
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Incenter Selling GSE/Ginnie Servicing Package

April 19, 2017
Paul Muolo
On a loan count basis, Michigan represents the largest chunk of the portfolio at 37.1 percent.
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Ocwen Prepares for MSR Acquisition Restrictions to be Lifted, but No Specific Deals are in the Works

April 19, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Moody’s believes servicing acquisitions by Ocwen will be limited by franchise uncertainty, capital constraints and a highly competitive market…
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Impac Mortgage on the Hunt for M&A Deals and Non-QM, Raises $56 Million

April 19, 2017
Paul Muolo
On Impac’s wish list: buy others, grow servicing and make more non-QM loans…
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Underwriting Standards for Jumbo MBS Return to Norm in 1Q17

April 19, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Average DTI ratios on prime non-agency MBS range from 30.0 percent to 33.0 percent in any given quarter.
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Short Takes: A Production Decline for USB / Mortgage Bankers Killing Their Share of Trees? / Citadel About to Hit a Milestone / Freddie Readies CRT Deal / StoneHill Hires Former Fannie Mae Official

April 19, 2017
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
A reason to go digital? According to one study, the mortgage market consumes almost 2.2 billion sheets of paper annually, which is equivalent to more than 260,000 trees...
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A Hopeful Sign for a Market in Revival: Nonprime MBS Issuance Up 23 Percent in 1Q17

April 18, 2017
Brandon Ivey
While the market for nonprime MBS was relatively strong during the first quarter, Moody’s said some investors have shied away from the sector.
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Ginnie Mae Officials Attribute Decline in VA Refis to Anti-Churning Policy

April 18, 2017
George Brooks
John Getchis, senior vice president at Ginnie Mae, said he does not think the churning trend will continue…
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New Residential to Package Seasoned Mortgages from Clean-Up Calls into $665 Million Non-Agency MBS

April 18, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Nationstar is handling the servicing chores on most of the loans, with Ocwen Financial taking a 2.60 percent share.
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