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Freddie Mac: Originations of Purchase Mortgages Constrained by Cash Sales

September 1, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Before the financial crisis, about 10 percent of home sales were all-cash transactions…
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Agency-Backed CMO Production Slumped in 2Q17

September 1, 2017
John Bancroft
Wells Fargo’s CMO business was down 36.7 percent from the first half of 2016…
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Mortgage Reinsurance Market Shows Great Promise, but Risks Abound

September 1, 2017
George Brooks
Reinsurers coming late to the feast might find slimmer pickings as pricing continues to tighten in the sector…
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Mortgage Employment Begins to Lag, Brokers Cut Jobs

September 1, 2017
Paul Muolo
Brian Benjamin, who runs Two River Mortgage & Investment in Red Bank, NJ, noted that if brokerage shops are laying off, “it’s support staff.”
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Short Takes: Navy Federal Would Like to Purchase Servicing Rights / An MSR Offering from Prestwick / Fed Okays Sterling’s Purchase of Astoria / A Clarification / New Hires for Castle & Cooke

August 31, 2017
Paul Muolo and John Bancroft
The Fed just greenlighted a bank M&A deal...
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S&P: Residential Servicers Can Anticipate Vigorous Regulation to Continue

August 31, 2017
Thomas Ressler
Even if the feds ease up on regulation, the states will continue to be vigorous…
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Looks Like CFPB Director Cordray is Staying – for Now

August 31, 2017
Paul Muolo
In a blog posting midweek, attorney Barbara Mishkin of Ballard Spahr says it appears Cordray will not resign before Labor Day…
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Redwood Trust Set to Issue its First Non-Agency MBS Backed by ‘Expanded Prime’ Mortgages

August 31, 2017
Brandon Ivey
The new MBS from Redwood will include a mix of safe-harbor qualified mortgages, rebuttable presumption QMs, non-QMs and some loans not subject to QM standards.
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New HECM Underwriting Changes Could Reduce Program Volume by 20 Percent

August 31, 2017
George Brooks
During a press briefing with the media this week, HUD officials estimated there are roughly 24 million seniors with untapped equity in their homes…
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While Nonbank Mortgage Stocks (Walter, Ocwen) Tank, ‘mREITs’ Excel

August 31, 2017
Paul Muolo
Several top-ranked REITs are now trading much closer to their 52-week highs than their lows while maintaining hefty dividend payments to their shareholders.
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