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Mortgage Grapevine: 3Q19 Was Pretty Darn Good / Ditech, Anyone?

October 3, 2019
Paul Muolo
Based on reports from non-QM lenders Angel Oak and Citadel, the third quarter was a strong one for most originators. Meanwhile, the Ditech wind-down is almost over.
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Short Takes: An Ugly Stock Day / Mortgage Equities, Anyone? / Odeon Capital Wonders About the Accounting Treatment of ‘Liquidation Preference’ / $6.4 Billion is a Good Start / Rick Sharga’s New Firm

October 2, 2019
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Veteran stock analyst Richard Bove wonders about the accounting treatment on an increase in the “liquidation preference” that Treasury will receive from the two GSEs...


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Ditech Completes Sale of ‘Forward’ Assets to New Rez, Including $62B of MSRs

October 2, 2019
Paul Muolo

New Residential will assume some of Ditech’s office space and roughly 1,100 workers will be offered employment at the REIT.


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Short Takes: Hurricane Warren? / The Heart and the Soul of the CFPB / Big Bank Breakup? / Don’t Plan Calabria’s Going Away Party Quite Yet / New Hires for Greystone

October 1, 2019
Paul Muolo

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a political issue in the 2020 election? Not by a long shot...


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3Q19 Not So Good for Bulk MSR Sales

October 1, 2019
Paul Muolo

Over the past 60 days, some “big name sellers” having been testing the waters of the MSR market, said one advisor…


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Ditech Completes Sale of Reverse Mortgage Solutions to MAM LLC

October 1, 2019
Paul Muolo

Ditech, in the coming days, expects to close on its previously announced asset sale to New Residential Investment Corp. The REIT is scheduled to purchase most of the nonbank’s servicing portfolio and what’s left of its origination platform.


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Short Takes: Blunt Advice on LOs: Move Up or Move Out / Saved by Rates Again? / Prestwick Offers Bulk MSR Package / A Decade at Long & Foster / FHFA Settles with Watt’s Accuser

September 30, 2019
Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier

Although origination volumes appear to be strong these days, some mortgage executives are already worrying about what might happen next year...


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After the Big Capital Retention Announcement, GSE Share Price Inches Forward

September 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: "We continue to believe that GSE recapitalization is unlikely to be completed within the current presidential term.”


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What We’re Hearing: The (Mortgage) IPO Dream / Uber and Lyft May Never Earn a Dime / GSE Legislation During the Lame Duck Session? / Cashing out of Fannie and Freddie / The New Wells CEO: No Mortgage Experience

September 27, 2019
Paul Muolo

One of the biggest speculative bets ever made in mortgage stocks is going on right now: Fannie and Freddie...


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FHFA Chief Calabria Keeps a Close Watch on G-Fees, More

September 27, 2019
Paul Muolo

In late 2018, the FHFA published a report on g-fees paid from 2013 to 2017, stratifying it by five different lender cohorts…


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