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Articles by Paul Muolo

MBS Trading Volume Slumps a Bit. Is the Fed Done?

November 27, 2019
Paul Muolo

MBS trading spiked in September but then came back down to earth in October. Is the refi boom starting to look long in the tooth? Never say never.


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Short Takes: Ho Hum, Another New Record for the Dow / Rates Spiking, Anyone? / And Then There’s Ocwen / Reassessing GSE Common / PIMCO’s New MBS

November 26, 2019
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

What does it all mean? Shouldn’t rates be higher or is the DJIA headed for a market-cleansing correction? The financial tea leaves continue to throw off mixed signals. In other words, it’s all a crap shoot...


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Short Takes: HUD Hikes 203(k) Loan Limit / An Eligibility Age Reduction on a Private Reverse Product / Arbor Launches New SFR Financing Platform / A Rare Subprime-Related Settlement

November 25, 2019
Paul Muolo, Dennis Hollier, and Brandon Ivey

Mortgage REIT Arbor Realty Trust has launched a new platform to provide single-family rental financing...


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Co-CEO/President Jeffrey Villano Resigns from Fix & Flip Lender Sachem

November 25, 2019
Paul Muolo

Recently, Sachem came to market with $30 million of short-term notes priced at 6.88%. In the third quarter the publicly traded REIT posted a net profit of $2.1 million.


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Short Takes: It’s All About the Benjamins / Similar to Bank Capital Rules? / A New SFR Securitization From Redwood / A New Ops Center for Arizona / The Other Bernie Becomes a Spokesman

November 22, 2019
Paul Muolo

Redwood Trust has closed on a new securitization of single-family rental loans, the first such MBS since its acquisition of SFR lender CoreVest this fall.


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CFPB Issues Report on Residential Servicers. Key Finding: Behemoths Rule

November 22, 2019
Paul Muolo

Among the report’s conclusions: Small servicers tend to focus on mortgages in non-metro or rural areas. Also, small servicers are less likely than larger shops to process loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.


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CEO of Nation’s Largest MBS-Investing REIT Departs

November 21, 2019
Paul Muolo
Kevin Keyes, CEO of Annaly Capital Management since September 2015, abruptly parted ways with his employer without much in the way of explanation. The REIT’s shares continue to trade in a tight price range.
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Short Takes: Blackstone Pulls the Lever on Invitation Homes / 80,000 Units Strong / Maybe the TRID Rule Should be Axed? / A Slight Gain in GSE MBS Volume for October / McKinsey Official Scores Job with BBVA

November 21, 2019
Paul Muolo and John Bancroft

Blackstone grubstaked Invitation Homes earlier in the decade.


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An Origination Profit Boom in 3Q19

November 21, 2019
Paul Muolo

It’s no secret that home lenders are enjoying boom times. According to figures published by Inside Mortgage Finance last month, mortgage bankers funded a mouth-watering $700 billion in first-liens in the quarter, the strongest showing of the year.


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Mortgage Grapevine: If Only He Had Waited to Sell

November 21, 2019
Paul Muolo
The founder of PennyMac has been selling shares in the company. But after he did, the stock price climbed even higher.
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