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Articles by Paul Muolo

Short Takes: Incenter Promotes Dealmaker Piercy / Angel Oak Focuses on Conforming (For Now) / Sachem’s Profit Doubles / Scratch & Dent Update / CMG’s New Hire

August 11, 2020
Paul Muolo

A hard money lender, Sachem's profit more than doubled in 2Q20...


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The FHA MMIF Has $72 Billion on Hand. Is It Enough?

August 11, 2020
Paul Muolo

For HUD, the central question boils down to this: Will the MMIF have enough cash on hand to weather what could turn out to be a delinquency tsunami on the FHA book of business?


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Despite Shaky Employment Outlook, Mortgage Forbearance Tally Keeps Falling

August 10, 2020
Paul Muolo

Meanwhile, Black Knight reported that an estimated 500,000 mortgage forbearance plans were set to expire at the end of July...


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Short Takes: The Rocket Takes a Rest / A Reading on Non-Agency Loans in Forbearance / How FHA Views It / Big Legal Bills for Impac

August 10, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Impac Mortgage Holdings incurred $534,000 in legal and professional fees during the second quarter “as a result of exploring alternative exit strategies for our non-QM position."


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Forbearance is Good for Consumers but Bad for Default Services Provider ASPS

August 10, 2020
Paul Muolo

Altisource added: “We anticipate this short- to medium-term pressure on our default related businesses to continue with governmental forbearance programs and moratoriums temporarily preventing servicers from pursuing foreclosure of delinquent loans..."


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Facing COVID-Related Reserves, Radian Books a Loss

August 10, 2020
Paul Muolo

But there was good news. Thanks to the origination boom, the company’s new insurance written jumped to $25.5 billion in 2Q20, a sequential gain of 52.7%.


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Where Have All the Ginnie Mae Applicants Gone?

August 7, 2020
Paul Muolo
Thanks to strong cash prices paid by FHA/VA aggregators, fewer mortgage firms are seeking their Ginnie “eagles.”
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The MMIF Audit is Almost Done. Should FHA Be Worried?

August 7, 2020
Paul Muolo
Soon after the government’s fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, the annual audit of the FHA’s MMIF will be published. Should HUD be worried?
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Short Takes: Off Like a Rocket / But Why? / Not All Mortgage Firms are Prospering / A Good 3Q20 for Impac? / Ellie Mae is Flipped

August 7, 2020
Paul Muolo

It looks as though a PE firm is "flipping" Ellie Mae...


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Looks as Though Everyone in the Mortgage Industry is Hiring

August 7, 2020
Paul Muolo
The biggest complaint from mortgage executives the past few months: A lack of loan processors and operations workers available for hire.
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