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Freedom Mortgage Strikes Again with Another M&A Deal, Agrees to Buy Sub of OTC-Traded Firm

August 1, 2019
Paul Muolo

In 2016, J.G. Wentworth Co. was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. At the time, its shares traded for 40 cents apiece compared a 52-week high of $10.41. 


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Short Takes: Watch the (GSE) Language / Betting on a Dividend / What Will Trump Tweet After the FOMC Meets? / In Hedging We Trust / Covius Completes M&A Deal

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

You can bet that President Trump will tweet something out about the FOMC decision shortly after it happens…


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A Net Loss for New Residential, but a Huge Pipeline of MSR Deals

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

In general, New Residential Investment Corp. does not look at portfolios of less than $5 billion in size, according to market watchers...


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Signs of Life in the MSR Auction Market? IMA and Situs AMC are Active

July 24, 2019
Paul Muolo

Situs Managing Director Mark Garland said the MSR sale market is beginning to thaw a bit after being slowed by declining interest rates.


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Wells Fargo’s Ginnie MSR Portfolio Declines by $30B

July 22, 2019
Paul Muolo

As for who bought the roughly $30.0 billion, that’s a different matter. Wells declined to provide any color on the situation.


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Soon to be One, SunTrust and BB&T Post Stellar Gains in Originations

July 18, 2019
Paul Muolo

The results suggest that once combined, the resulting institution – dubbed Truist Bank – will be a formidable competitor, close to cracking the top ten.


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Short Takes: PIMCO On Board with Stearns Debt Restructuring / $183 Million / Secured (Warehouse) Creditors Include Texas Capital, Others / Watching the 10-Year / MIAC Offering Non-QMs

July 16, 2019
Paul Muolo

At press time, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was at 2.13%, continuing its march northward. Is the rate rally over?


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Will Stearns' Ch. 11 Reorg Lead to a Merger?

July 15, 2019
Paul Muolo

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, the Santa Ana, CA-based Stearns ranked 21st among all home originators in the first quarter, while Finance of America, Horsham, PA, ranked 30th. Combined, the two would’ve been 15th...


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Short Takes: The First Step in GSE Reform: New Capital Standards from the FHFA / How to Liquidate and Sell the Charters (Legally) / Guaranteed Rate Comes on Strong / The Race to the Top of the Mortgage Heap / Das? / Two Big Hires for SitusAMC

July 11, 2019
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

The next step might be to create a limited liability regulated entity (LLRE) which would succeed the GSE. After that, the LLRE (once capital is raised) becomes a new company and the charter is sold to new owners. From what we understand, the FHFA has the legal power to sell the charter...


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Short Takes: M&A in the Tech Space / It’s a Revolution? / Amazon and loanDepot? Whatever Happened to that One? / Angel Oak Weighs In on Non-QM Market

July 10, 2019
Paul Muolo

Meanwhile, whatever happened to all that chatter about Amazon.com buying loanDepot?


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