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Banks and Nonbanks Expected to Take Handsome MSR Mark-ups for 4Q16

January 12, 2017
Paul Muolo
“No matter what, it’s an enormous move,” said Mark Garland, president of MountainView Servicing Group, Denver.
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FHFA to Step Up Pressure on Fannie and Freddie to Manage Nonbank Servicer Risks

January 12, 2017
Carisa Chappell
The new FHFA IG report is heavily redacted…
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RPM Mortgage Hits the M&A Trail. Goal is To be a $14 Billion a Year Originator, At Least

January 12, 2017
RPM Mortgage, Alamo, CA, is in serious negotiations to buy at least two other mortgage banking firms – or their assets – and has its eye on at least one other shop, according to investment banking officials who claim to have knowledge of the situation. If the acquisitions come to fruition, they could put the privately held nonbank on track to be a $14 billion a year originator, said a source who advises the company. One of the target acquisitions is a $4 billion a year lender, the other a $650 million funder. A spokesman for RPM declined to comment. A few weeks back, RPM made...
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Short Takes: HUD Nominee Carson Says he will ‘Review ‘the MIP Cut / Why Banks Avoid the FHA Program / HUD’s Budget: $45 Billion / Investor Cuts Stake in Annaly / CPR&T Downgrades Ocwen

January 12, 2017
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
CPR&T predicted that the asset value of Ocwen’s mortgage servicing portfolio likely won’t benefit much from the recent spike in interest rates…
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What Does the Future Hold for PHH?

January 12, 2017
Paul Muolo
Bose George, who follows PHH for Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, also used the phrase “liquidation” to describe the company’s sale of assets.
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The Final Tally: Non-Agency MBS Production Tumbled Sharply in 2016

January 12, 2017
John Bancroft
Oddly enough, the nonprime space showed some signs of life last year and hopes are high for 2017 as well…
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A Different Type of Mortgage Fraud: ‘Reverse-Occupancy’ Scams Involving FTHBs

January 12, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Borrowers completing reverse-occupancy fraud aim to qualify for a mortgage with help from the theoretical rental income from the so-called investment property…
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Short Takes: To Fire Cordray, or Not to Fire Cordray, That is the Question / Just Run for Governor / Dr. Carson’s Advisors Include… / Quicken’s Gilbert: DOJ is ‘Out of Control’

January 11, 2017
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Cordray, of course, could just nip this in the bud right now, resign and start his run for governor of Ohio…
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Zeus Offers Crowdfunding for Hard-Money RE Loans. Four-Day Funding?

January 11, 2017
Brandon Ivey
In addition to crowdfunded hard-money loans, Zeus offers traditional forward and reverse mortgages.
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On the Horizon: More Non-Agency/Non-Prime MBS Deals

January 11, 2017
Paul Muolo
In 2016, Caliber issued three non-agency MBS deals that included prime-quality and jumbo loans, often made to borrowers described in ratings’ reports as consumers with “unblemished” credit.
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