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Articles by Paul Muolo

Short Takes: Watch the (GSE) Language / Betting on a Dividend / What Will Trump Tweet After the FOMC Meets? / In Hedging We Trust / Covius Completes M&A Deal

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

You can bet that President Trump will tweet something out about the FOMC decision shortly after it happens…


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Fix-and-Flip Lender Sachem Raises Equity

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

A few months back, the firm raised $23 million by selling notes due in 2024. The unsecured, unsubordinated paper pays a yield of 7.125%. Sachem has received an investment grade private rating of BBB+ from Egan-Jones Co.


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A Net Loss for New Residential, but a Huge Pipeline of MSR Deals

July 30, 2019
Paul Muolo

In general, New Residential Investment Corp. does not look at portfolios of less than $5 billion in size, according to market watchers...


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Short Takes: The QM Patch and a Democrat in the White House? / Watching the Calendar / A Rule of Thumb (the Past) / Glenn Stearns, TV Star? / A Big Promotion at Waterstone Mortgage

July 29, 2019
Paul Muolo

Stearns Lending founder Glenn Stearns will star in a reality TV series called “Undercover Billionaire,” premiering August 6. Stearns will be dropped off in a U.S. city (Erie, PA) with $100 in his pocket. The goal: to create a million-dollar enterprise from scratch in 90 days…


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Concerns Regarding Expiration of the GSE 'Patch' Overblown?

July 29, 2019
Paul Muolo

According to calculations made by Inside Mortgage Finance, the patch currently accounts for as much as 30% of single-family mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 


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What We’re Hearing: Timing is Everything (GSEs) / Dropping a Bomb / Can Fannie and Freddie Live with Less Business? / A Major Opportunity for Second Liens? / Alarm Bells / MGIC CEO Steps Down

July 26, 2019
Paul Muolo

Steve Harris of MIAC Capital Markets: “I guess this means less risk for the agencies and perhaps more for the private sector."

 


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A New Non-QM MBS From Deephaven

July 26, 2019
Paul Muolo

The presale report notes income on 47.5% of the loans was verified using “alternative methods,” which means personal or business bank statements.


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Trends Grapevine: A Barn Burner of a Quarter

July 26, 2019
Paul Muolo
Residential lenders had a blowout second quarter, increasing loan production by almost 60%. Will the third quarter be just as good?
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Lending Tree Chief Top Earner But What do ‘Private’ CEOs Make?

July 26, 2019
Paul Muolo
Among publicly traded mortgage shops, Lending Tree CEO Doug Lebda took home the most bacon last year: $42.3 million in total compensation. But what do CEOs at private firms earn? The answer is not simple.
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Mortgage Grapevine: The Pain of Falling Interest Rates / Hedging

July 25, 2019
Paul Muolo
With rates continuing to decline, hedging is paramount these days. Meanwhile, certain banks and thrifts are reporting lower MBS holdings.
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