Calabria’s FHFA Nomination Hearing Set for Feb. 14 February 8, 2019 Paul Muolo Calabria has firm support among Republicans on the SBC and the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...Read More
Short Takes: Hoping and Praying for the Right GSE Outcome / Contemplating a Settlement by the Government / Setting the Table for a Merger / #9 Mortgage Dream: SunTrust-BB&T Deal / IMA’s Bulk MSR Deal February 7, 2019 Paul Muolo Open hostility toward the government's GSE case?Read More
Mnuchin: Treasury Prepared to Go It Alone on GSE Reform February 6, 2019 Dennis Hollier and Paul Muolo Treasury’s GSE plan is being shaped by Senior Treasury Counselor Craig Phillips, who cut his teeth on Wall Street as an MBS trader…Read More
Civil Rights Groups Up in Arms Over Crapo’s GSE Reform Plan February 6, 2019 Paul Muolo CRL and other groups noted: “To date, Congress has exercised extreme caution in repairing the housing finance system…”Read More
Nonbanks Dominate in Bulk MSR Sales, A Stunning Reversal for Ginnie Transfers February 6, 2019 Paul Muolo In years past, Ginnie MSR sales have lagged because of concerns tied to agency acknowledgement agreements…Read More
Short Takes: About That Net Worth Profit Sweep… / A Permanent Ginnie President? / LOs Tell the Fed: Loan Demand is Weaker / A Lack of Experienced Underwriters for Non-QMs / A New Loan Officer at Castle & Cooke February 6, 2019 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Unless a change is made to the terms of their “bailout,” Fannie and Freddie will upstream most of what they earn to Treasury by the end of March...Read More
Mnuchin: Treasury Prepared to Go It Alone on GSE Reform February 5, 2019 Dennis Hollier One contemporary of Phillips, who claims to have knowledge of what he’s working on, said the plan is “very well scripted” at this point...Read More
Nonbanks Amassed Large MBS Market Share in 2018 February 5, 2019 John Bancroft Over the same timeframe, agency MBS production by commercial banks, thrifts and credit unions fell 17.2 percent…Read More
Short Takes: Deephaven Interest / Don’t Worry About the ‘GSE Patch’ / Simmering Down a Bit: GSE Common / Carl Icahn? / Job Openings at Quicken Loans / Caliber Hires Stearns Executive Hecht / A Promotion for Riskey February 5, 2019 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier A mortgage slowdown? Not everywhere: Quicken Loans says it has more than 700 job openings…Read More
Fairholme Tells its Shareholders to Hang in There on Fannie and Freddie February 4, 2019 Paul Muolo Fairholme's Bruce Berkowitz suggests the best is yet to come... Read More
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