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Articles by Paul Muolo

Short Takes: 75 BPs, the Morning After / Too Many Mortgage Workers? / Holding the Line / Spoiled by Low Rates / An Award With Irony

June 16, 2022
Paul Muolo
Never before in the annals of mortgage banking have rates risen so rapidly in such a short period of time...
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Reduced Commitments, Margins for Warehouse Banks in 1Q22

June 16, 2022
Paul Muolo
It is tougher times for banks engaged in financing nonbank originators. Usage rates are down significantly and some customers are consolidating lines of credit. (Includes data chart.)
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Private Equity Finds Gold in MSR Investments

June 16, 2022
Paul Muolo
PE shops have quietly entered the MSR arena as owners, reaping strong gains. How long they might stick around depends on the direction of interest rates.
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Grapevine: Better.com’s Future? / Mortgage Layoffs Accelerate

June 16, 2022
Paul Muolo
Does mortgage fintech Better.com have a future not tied to a SPAC? A sale perhaps? Meanwhile, more lenders are pulling the reduction-in-force lever.
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A Bump Up in Applications but as One CEO Commented, ‘It’s Ugly’

June 15, 2022
Paul Muolo
Lenders continue to report a strong purchase-market but are feeling the pain from cratering refis...
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More MSR Deals Hit the Auction Circuit

June 15, 2022
Paul Muolo
As a way to raise cash, more lenders are contemplating servicing sales...
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Short Takes: A Headcount Reduction at Redfin / The Cost / Through ‘Heck’ / Title Cuts / CFPB Eyes Bank Customer Service / REIT Gets a New CFO

June 15, 2022
Paul Muolo and Sam Manas
Redfin's share price has been hammered. Then again, it's not alone...
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A Rare Slowdown in the Outsourcing of Servicing

June 14, 2022
Paul Muolo
At the end of March, 31.7% of all outstanding residential mortgages were being processed by someone other than the owner of the MSRs...
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Finance of America Names Interim CEO, Cook Remains as Consultant

June 14, 2022
Paul Muolo
Cook, a former Freddie Mac and JPMorgan executive, announced her retirement earlier this year.
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Short Takes: A Sprout RIF? / The Rate Whisperer / Demand Destruction (for Mortgages) / Strong NPL Bids for Fannie

June 14, 2022
Paul Muolo
With mortgage rates rising, how much longer can the bidding wars continue?
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