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Left on the Table by ‘Big Blue’: Promontory MortgagePath and Promontory Interfinancial

October 10, 2016
Paul Muolo
One mortgage insurance official who used Promontory Financial Group in the past described the firm’s work as “excellent,” but noted: “They don’t come cheap.”
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Bank Selling ‘Flow’ Servicing That Could Reach $600 Million a Year

October 10, 2016
Paul Muolo
Based on past production trends of the seller, 52 percent of the loans originated will come through the correspondent channel.
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MIAC Hits the Street with a GSE/Ginnie Mae MSR Auction

October 6, 2016
Paul Muolo
The MSR package has a heavy West Coast concentration, MIAC said.
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Former OCC Chief Ludwig Agrees to Sell Promontory To IBM, but Keeps Mortgage Business and Another Unit

October 6, 2016
In its thirst to expand further into financial services, IBM recently agreed to buy blue-chip advisory firm Promontory Financial Group, but there are two units that “Big Blue” won’t be getting: Promontory MortgagePath LLC and Promontory Interfinancial. According to industry officials, both units will continue to be owned (at least in part) by PFG founder Eugene Ludwig, the former Comptroller of the Currency who started the firm in 2001. Promontory Interfinancial is considered...
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Short Takes: PHH and Caliber, Again? / Will Analysts Grill Wells Fargo? / Walter Exec Sells Shares / RBS Agrees to Settle MBS Case with Connecticut / New Hires for Compass Point

October 6, 2016
Paul Muolo
Is Caliber once again dancing with PHH?
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The State of Mortgage Servicing Sales: ‘Hand to Hand Combat’?

October 5, 2016
Paul Muolo
Through the first six months of 2016, $78.5 billion in bulk rights have changed hands, compared to $253.1 billion in 2015…
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Short Takes: PHH’s Disclosure Was Long Expected / Doomed? / PHH Asks for ‘Confidential Treatment’ / Compliance Can Cost / Expanded HMDA Collections Coming Soon

October 4, 2016
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
PHH also wants certain information kept confidential...
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Collingwood Capital Advisors: Mortgage Market Ripe for M&A

October 3, 2016
Paul Muolo
In the mortgage M&A space, there continues to be a disconnect between buyers and sellers…
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What We’re Hearing: The Mortgage Customer and Wells Fargo? / This Too Shall Blow Over … Maybe / Houston-Based Mortgage Firm Up For Grabs / Question for Promontory: Do You Really Want to be Owned by IBM? / MBA Chief: Hillary Clearer on Housing Issues

September 30, 2016
Paul Muolo
Some good news: at least Wells Fargo's share price is not in Ocwen territory...
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Ginnie Mae Keeping a Close Eye on Servicing Sales, Liquidity

September 28, 2016
George Brooks
Ginnie Mae wants to make sure that issuers are not selling all their good loans and retaining the potential dregs…
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