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Short Takes: That Million-Dollar Bonus Bash, More… / HARP Refis Hit 3 Million Mark / MICA Confirms It Is Kaput / Marzol to Head New MI Trade Group? / Warehouse Banks Running Out of Patience? / RightStart Predicts a 200 Percent Increase in Production

February 10, 2014
Paul Muolo and Charles Wisniowski
One executive familiar with the practice of signing bonuses noted that typically the money is paid out over 12 months, but if the LO does not repeat their past performance the bonus can terminate in a given quarter.
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FHFA Backburners Search for CSP Head

February 7, 2014
It appears that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has slowed its search for a chief executive and chairman to manage the fledgling common securitization platform, which is slated to be headquartered in Bethesda, MD. One former candidate for the CEO position told Inside The GSEs: “It’s pretty much turned into the mess I suspected it would a year ago.” Discussing the chairman position, he added: “They still haven’t come to terms on compensation for the person they want.”
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What We’re Hearing: Lender Pays a $1 Million Signing Bonus for Top LO / Ocwen About to Make Nice With New York? / Huge Delinquencies in Wells MSR Portfolio That Ocwen is Buying / Was McFarland Up for a CSP Job? / CFPB’s Cordray Stumbles on Opera

February 7, 2014
Paul Muolo
What’s the best way to entice a workaholic mortgage loan officer who knows how to bring home the bacon? Answer: Pay them a huge signing bonus.
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CEO of Mortgage Eminent-Domain Firm is Moving On, But Don’t Think the Issue is Over – Not By a Long Shot

February 6, 2014
Graham Williams, CEO of Mortgage Resolution Partners, a firm that has achieved notoriety in the mortgage industry for trying to use eminent domain to seize underwater loans, is moving on. But that doesn’t mean the concept of municipalities using the legal strategy is going away. “I’m transitioning out of the CEO job,” Williams told Inside Mortgage Finance. “The company will continue on.” Asked whether a CEO search is underway, he said he didn’t know. As Inside Mortgage Finance went to press this week, there were...
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Chase Settles Sex-Based Harassment Lawsuit at Mortgage Call Center

February 5, 2014
Brandon Ivey
“This situation consisted of sexually charged behavior and comments from the supervisory staff and participating mortgage bankers, which resulted in a sexist and uncivil atmosphere,” the EEOC said of the JPM workplace.
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Short Takes: QRM is Almost Ready / Radian Now #1 in MI? / Wells Lowers FHA FICOs / Yes, Williams is Leaving Mortgage Resolution Partners / Flippers Paradise / GOP Delays Flood Bill

February 5, 2014
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Federal regulators have, for all intents and purposes, completed their work on the qualified residential mortgage standard. This means the final rule’s release could be imminent.
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Residential Finance Corp. to Join Forces with PMAC Lending?

February 4, 2014
Paul Muolo
An organization chart of the post-deal company provided to IMFnews has RFC’s Michael Isaacs being put in charge of “consumer direct” at PMAC.
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Is the GSE Common Securitization Platform Turning Into a Mess?

February 4, 2014
Paul Muolo
The starting salary for the CEO is said to be about $450,000 plus benefits, which is roughly double what the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mel Watt, earns.
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Short Takes: Are Heads Rolling at Wall Street Trading Desks? / Endeavor May Fund $5 Billion This Year / SEC Continues to Delay Reg AB2 / FSR Hires MBA’s Top Mortgage Lobbyist / Fannie and Freddie Beat the Tax Man – Again

February 4, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
A veteran player in the jumbo ARM market said one investment bank in particular has “had lots of layoffs.”
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Short Takes: New Penn Offers FHA FICOs at 580 / Freedom Goes After PHH’s Business? / Judicial States Have Slower RE Recovery / MountainView in Market with New MSR Deal / RESPA Abuses for $400, Alex

February 3, 2014
Paul Muolo
It's nice to know that some lenders are willing to take on risk. Check out the new FHA/VA product from New Penn Financial: a 560 FICO minimum.
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