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Short Takes: FHFA Toys With the Residential Application Form / Rising Like a Rocket: Impac / And Then There’s Ocwen / A 41% Drop in Employment for this One Company / The Kill Fee Revealed

August 8, 2019
Paul Muolo

Roughly four years ago, Ocwen Financial employed 10,500 workers worldwide. The firm's headcount is down dramatically since then...


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Primary MI Volume Soars in 2Q19, Best Showing Since Late 2016

August 8, 2019
John Bancroft

The top three MIs in terms of risk-in-force: Arch, Radian and MGIC...


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HUD Sides With Lenders on Disparate-Impact Claims

August 8, 2019
George Brooks

In its analysis of the Fair Housing Act, the Supreme Court noted the importance of limiting disparate-impact liability so as not to hinder lenders…


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Short Takes: All Eyes on Stocks and Bonds / Fear the ‘Transition’ Tax? / A Fee, Not a Tax / Applications Finally Rise / A Small Profit at AAMC Because of a Stock Markup

August 7, 2019
Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang

New mortgage applications increased 5.3% for the week ending August 2, according new figures released by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refi share inched up to 53.9% of new business from 50.5% the week prior.


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FHA’s Loan Review System Back Online. Documents Lost? Unclear

August 7, 2019
George Brooks

FHA originators use LRS for post-endorsement loan reviews, unconditional direct-endorsement test cases, lender monitoring reviews, and self-reporting of fraud…


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Plenty of Million Dollar-Plus Mortgage CEOs Out There? Probably

August 7, 2019
Paul Muolo

Oftentimes, when discussing compensation, the focus is on the top earners but those interviewed by IMF said there’s plenty of middle-market CEOs and production chiefs earning at least $1 million a year.


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Verus Set to Issue Another Large Expanded-Credit MBS

August 7, 2019
Brandon Ivey

The $569.11 million MBS will be the third deal of the year from Verus with a dollar volume greater than $500 million.


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Short Takes: Ocwen’s Cash Position / Stocks for Under $5, Not Necessarily a Bargain / Lenders One Gets New Sales Chief / The Altisource Connection / NAR’s New Senior Policy Rep

August 6, 2019
Paul Muolo

The Lenders One co-op is controlled by industry vendor Altisource Portfolio Solutions, which is pondering a sale. Altisource is publicly traded and started out in life as part of Ocwen…


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Concern Over the Use of Alternative Data for Underwriting, More

August 6, 2019
Yemeng Yang

“Expansive datasets about people’s social connections, the kinds of websites they visit, where they shop and how they talk do not have the same simple intuitive connection to each individual’s ability to repay a loan,” said Aaron Rieke, managing director at Upturn...


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New Rez CEO Nierenberg Weighs In on the QM ‘Patch’ Expiring

August 6, 2019
Brandon Ivey

Rep. French Hill, R-AR, wants the QM patch to expire as well. “Allowing Fannie and Freddie to continue loading up on high-debt mortgages because of a temporary loophole has had a harmful effect on the broader housing market,” he said. 


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