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Mortgage Broker Employment Takes it on the Chin in April; Blame the CFPB?

June 17, 2014
Paul Muolo
“Sadly, the impact of QMs [qualified mortgages] will never been quantified since most LOs will not originate borderline loans,” said New Jersey broker Brian Benjamin.
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Short Takes: HUD Nominee Castro Hedges on Eminent Domain / FHFA Associate Director Singh Departs / The Longest MSR Transfer in World History? / Ocwen Pays Fine to Massachusetts / GSEs Clear Another Transfer Tax Hurdle

June 17, 2014
George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
At the FHFA, Singh was involved in strategic planning to help attract private capital to the mortgage industry, a key goal of former Acting Director Edward DeMarco…
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Short Takes: California Remains the Golden State of Mortgage Companies / A Ton of Loan Officers? / A Nation of Renters? / Confirmation Hearing for FHFA IG Nominee / Newcastle to Spin-off Unit

June 16, 2014
Paul Muolo and Charles Wisniowski
The number of mortgage companies in California rose 7.8 percent on a sequential basis. Nationwide, there are 392,896 federally registered mortgage loan officers…
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What We're Hearing: Disappearing Mortgage Bankers / Protect Your Loan Officers / Is There Hope for the Non-Agency Market? / Led by a Former CFC Executive, AmeriHome Will Enter the Non-QM Space / What? A Big Bank Wants to Make Reverse Mortgages?

June 13, 2014
Paul Muolo
Can James Furash, another former top Countrywide executive, pull a Stan Kurland, and turn AmeriHome into a mortgage juggernaut?
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Short Takes: Is the CFPB Overstaffed? / Dealing with Examiners: Put Them in the Basement and Turn Off the AC / Are AMCs Mortgage ‘Pimps’? / Applications Spike / Speaker of the House Jeb Hensarling?

June 11, 2014
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
“I’m tired of having the AMC acting as my pimp," said one appraiser. "The current situation is ruining the appraisal profession and turning appraisers into whores for the AMCs."
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CFPB Honcho Cracks Jokes at Compliance Show, Takes Credit for Employment in the Sector

June 10, 2014
Thomas Ressler
“I understand this is the largest attended ABA compliance conference. You’re welcome,” dead-panned CFPB official Steve Antonakes. “We'll see what we can do this year to boost your numbers a little more next year.”
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Short Takes: Suddenly, Everyone is Going Non-QM / Is FHFA Punting on a CEO for the Common Securitization Platform? / Consumers Continue to Complain to the CFPB About Mortgage Lenders / Bill Could Bring Certain QM Relief

June 10, 2014
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
We’re hearing unconfirmed reports that the Federal Housing Finance Agency may not hire a chief executive and chairman for the common securitization platform project after all…
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Envoy Names Successor to Departed CEO Thompson, Who Remains as Owner

June 9, 2014
Paul Muolo
It remains unclear why Rick Thompson departed Envoy Mortgage as its CEO.
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What We're Hearing: Can Mel Watt Save the Mortgage Industry? / Finally, We Have G-Fee Parity! / Millennials Won’t Give Up Those Cell Phones to Save for a Mortgage / Hundreds of Lenders Have Already Closed Their Doors? / Hope for Nonprime?

June 6, 2014
Paul Muolo
One last thought on Mel Watt, FHFA and expanding the credit box: Members of the GOP who were big boosters of the recently departed Ed DeMarco will probably read the g-fee comment notice and have a fit…
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Short Takes: Clayton Hiring? / ECB Cuts Rates, Which Means U.S. Rates May Fall / MGIC Keeps Getting Stronger / National MI Ramps Up

June 5, 2014
Paul Muolo
Is Fannie Mae’s stock a screaming buy as Pershing Square hedge fund chief Bill Ackman recently suggested?
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