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Freedom Mortgage Strikes Again with Another M&A Deal, Agrees to Buy Sub of OTC-Traded Firm

August 1, 2019
Paul Muolo

In 2016, J.G. Wentworth Co. was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. At the time, its shares traded for 40 cents apiece compared a 52-week high of $10.41. 


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Short Takes: Fannie Mae Warns of a ‘Draw’ From Treasury / Blame CECL / Ginnie Places Restrictions on Cash-out Refis of VA Loans / Blank Rome Hires Industry Veteran Samlin

August 1, 2019
Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier

Ginnie Mae is turning off the spigot on refinances of high LTV mortgages guaranteed by the VA...


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A Sweet $3.4 Billion Profit for Fannie; Dividend Payment Expected? Indeed

August 1, 2019
Dennis Hollier

Fannie has paid Treasury a stunning $181.4 billion in dividends to the U.S. Treasury compared to cash draws of $119.8 billion...


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Mr. Cooper Takes Loss in 2Q Due to Servicing Marks; Originations Spike

August 1, 2019
Brandon Ivey

“The originations segment now acts as a much stronger macro hedge for our servicing operation, and we believe it will play a major role in helping us achieve our profitability and shareholder return targets,” said Jay Bray, Mr. Cooper’s chairman and CEO.


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Managing Through the Vicissitudes of the Origination Market

July 31, 2019
Brandon Ivey

“It’s a blessing and a curse to get this much volume this quickly,” said Matt Ostrander, chairman and CEO of Parkside Lending.


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Fix-and-Flip Lender Sachem Raises Equity

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

A few months back, the firm raised $23 million by selling notes due in 2024. The unsecured, unsubordinated paper pays a yield of 7.125%. Sachem has received an investment grade private rating of BBB+ from Egan-Jones Co.


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Despite Boom in Home Lending, Bank Mortgage Income Was Tepid in 2Q

July 30, 2019
John Bancroft

Wells Fargo, for instance, reported $675.0 million in residential mortgage banking income for the second quarter, up just 2.1% from the previous period.

 


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Mortgage Complaints Filed with the CFPB Fall Ever So Slightly

July 30, 2019
Yemeng Yang

Complaints tied to residential servicing practices continued to dominate the filings...


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Short Takes: The QM Patch and a Democrat in the White House? / Watching the Calendar / A Rule of Thumb (the Past) / Glenn Stearns, TV Star? / A Big Promotion at Waterstone Mortgage

July 29, 2019
Paul Muolo

Stearns Lending founder Glenn Stearns will star in a reality TV series called “Undercover Billionaire,” premiering August 6. Stearns will be dropped off in a U.S. city (Erie, PA) with $100 in his pocket. The goal: to create a million-dollar enterprise from scratch in 90 days…


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Trump Signs Measure, Correcting the VA ‘Orphan’ Loan Problem

July 29, 2019
George Brooks

Approximately $600 million of refinance loans with a VA guarantee were left stranded on lenders’ balance sheets due to a conflict in Ginnie seasoning requirements that were ushered in with passage of the Dodd-Frank reform act...


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