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What We’re Hearing: The Sound of Mortgage Bankers Dying / Why the CFPB is Hated / Prospect Stealing Loan Officers From a Top Five Lender / Should Ellie Mae Call the FBI? Has it Already? / Ocwen Goes For Some Force-Placed Insurance Profits

April 4, 2014
Paul Muolo
One ad on the radio sounds like The 60 Plus Association is doing the Lord’s work for the pension funds of fire fighters and policemen. After all, public pensions owned GSE stock prior to the crash and lost a bundle.
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At Least Three Potential Buyers Look at PHH Mortgage, But a Deal Is Far From Certain

April 3, 2014
PHH Mortgage has been on the auction block for well over two months now and at least three nonbank buyers have looked at the firm, according to industry advisors close to the company. However, it remains to be seen whether a deal can get done during a year in which residential production could plunge by 30 percent or more. Industry advisors have identified as possible buyers Carrington Mortgage and Ocwen Financial. Both are growth-oriented nonbanks that have been selective buyers of servicing rights and production assets the past few years. At least one other potential buyer has been mentioned...
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Short Takes: Bank of Hawaii Looking for a Mortgage Chief / Late Payments on HELOCs Set to Fall? / Another MSR Deal From MountainView / SWS Will Get a New Owner / Caliber Hires Correspondent Executive

April 3, 2014
Paul Muolo
Bank of Hawaii is recruiting for a group executive to head its mortgage banking division. Korn Ferry has been hired to conduct the search.
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Most Mortgage Firms Continue to Undervalue Their MSRs

April 2, 2014
Paul Muolo
In the pre-crash days, newly created MSRs were selling at 6 and even 7 times the servicing fee. “I even saw prices of eight,” said Chuck Klein, managing partner for Mortgage Banking Solution.
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Now, Ellie Mae Is Looking to Buy Other Firms

April 1, 2014
Paul Muolo
One source familiar with Ellie Mae told IMFnews that the technology provider has a long list of potential acquisitions.
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MountainView and Phoenix Capital in Market with New Bulk MSR Deals

April 1, 2014
Paul Muolo
Servicing deals, both flow and bulk, continue to hit the market.
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Short Takes: Raj Date’s Fenway Summer About to Merge? / MWOB Contracts Spike at FHFA / Did the GSEs Really Repay Uncle Sam? / Obamacare Equals GSE Coup? / Norcom Hires New AE

April 1, 2014
Paul Muolo and Charles Wisniowski
A group called The 60 Plus Association has released TV and radio ads in seven states targeting Senate Banking Committee Members who are sponsoring GSE reform legislation. The group claims the bills “allow the government to take over the mortgage industry in an action 'disturbingly similar' to Obamacare.”
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Mortgage Due Diligence Firm Allonhill Files for Bankruptcy Protection

March 31, 2014
Paul Muolo
No purchase price on the sale of Allonhill assets to Stewart was ever disclosed. According to the bankruptcy filing, the sale price cannot be revealed for at least 12 months after the sale and will require approvals from both parties.
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Short Takes: Green Tree-EverBank MSR Deal Closes / New STACR Offering From Freddie / Cole Taylor Mortgage Sale Keeps on Ticking / Light Trades in HELOC Secondary / Former HUD IG Lands at Mortgage Vendor

March 31, 2014
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Whatever happened to the sale of Cole Taylor Mortgage, which has been in the works for nine months or so? Good question. When we asked one source close to the deal, his response was this: “Think of the Energizer Bunny but with fairly old batteries.
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The Servicing Market: Far More Sellers Than a Year Ago

March 27, 2014
Thomas Ressler
Then again, some lenders are taking a middle path, selling the MSR asset but continuing to work the loans as a subservicer.
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