Short Takes: It’s All About the Burn / Company Valuations? / FoA’s Debt Nears Ugly / Crypto Warning / Silvergate Update January 4, 2023 Paul Muolo Former warehouse provider Silvergate Capital has seen its share price bounce recently...Read More
Some Mortgage CEO/Owners May Forgo Pay This Year January 3, 2023 Paul Muolo The general belief is that the ugliness brought on by sharply increasing interest rates still has a ways to go.Read More
Short Takes: Ginnie Executive Accused of Leaking Info / Preferential Treatment Too / No Charges Brought / Blackstone Executive Quits FoA Board Immediately January 3, 2023 Paul Muolo The IG came to the conclusion that the SVP violated agency regulations and referred the matter to DOJ...Read More
Short Takes: More Jumbo Worries? (Redfin Report) / Sell at Least One Mansion? / How to Finance NBA Ownership / 17 Comment Letters on New Product Approvals December 29, 2022 Paul Muolo and Namrata Bhatia During the mortgage boom of 2020-2021, some mortgage CEOs went on a mansion-buying spree.Read More
Its Share Price at 15 Cents, Impac Finds a New (Much Smaller) HQ December 27, 2022 Paul Muolo Impac's share price is down to 15 cents.Read More
A Sea Change: FHA Clears the Way for Dual Roles on the Same Loan. RESPA? December 22, 2022 Monica Hogan However, lender employees with a direct impact on a mortgage approval decision may not have multiple roles on FHA deals...Read More
Grapevine: Go Figure, SPAC Hits Turbulence; New Employment Contracts for PFSI Chiefs December 22, 2022 Paul Muolo It looks like Figure’s mortgage-warehouse-bank-related SPAC has hit the wall; PennyMac’s brain trust has new employment contracts.Read More
Brokerage UMortgage is Busy Kicking Some M&A Tires December 19, 2022 Paul Muolo After the NXT deal is completed, UMortgage will have 239 loan originators in 47 states...Read More
Short Takes: Carpe Diem Time for Depositories and Mortgages? / Advantages / Scalable? / A Sudden Departure at Rithm / Fighting Homelessness December 19, 2022 Paul Muolo and Monica Hogan But will banks cash in on their supposed advantage?Read More
On Short Notice, Radian Gets An Interim CFO December 15, 2022 Paul Muolo Hall is departing as CFO but will serve in a transition role...Read More
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