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Articles by Paul Muolo

JPM’s Origination Machine Tanked in 1Q18

April 13, 2018
Paul Muolo
Despite the drop, JPM marked up the asset value of its mortgage servicing portfolio...
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A 19 Percent Drop in Residential Lending at Wells Fargo; Megabank Says Regulators Want $1B to Settle Auto and Mortgage RLC Charges

April 13, 2018
Paul Muolo
Wells said the CFPB and OCC have asked the megabank for a $1 billion settlement in the matter.
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What We’re Hearing: OMB Reviewing VA Anti-Churning Rule / MB Financial Shutters Mortgage Division: A Canary in a Coal Mine? / Put Your Seatbelt On / No Complaints From the Nonprime Sector / The Search for Dave Stevens Successor at MBA Narrows

April 13, 2018
George Brooks and Paul Muolo
Now comes the big question: How many more MB Financials are out there?
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Wedbush Takes an Ugly View on Mortgages, Says Direct Lenders will be the Biggest Losers This Year

April 12, 2018
Paul Muolo
On the plus side, Wedbush sees mortgage servicers and home builders benefitting…
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Short Takes: A 10 Percent Cut in GSE Loan Limits? (Just a Thought) / Mulvaney Has Saved the CFPB $16 Million / New Rez Buys RPL Pool from Fannie / Directors for New Rez Earn How Much? / NYS Fines Nationstar (aka Mr. Cooper)

April 12, 2018
Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang
With GSE reform all but dead, rumors about possible administrative changes abound...
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The Final Nail in the GSE Reform Coffin: Creation of the $3B Capital Buffer?

April 11, 2018
Paul Muolo
Fitch said the $3 billion reserve should be sufficient to cover income volatility during “the normal course of business, as seen when interest-rate volatility results in valuation adjustments within the GSEs’ derivative portfolios.”
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The CFPB’s Latest RFI: How We Doing in the Complaint Department? Meanwhile Mulvaney Testifies…

April 11, 2018
Paul Muolo
Mulvaney – a former GOP Congressman from South Carolina and a Tea Party acolyte – declared: “The Bureau’s new strategic priorities are to recognize free markets and consumer choice and to take a prudent, consistent, and humble approach to enforcing the law.”
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Thanks to Rising Rates, Servicing Values Jump

April 11, 2018
Paul Muolo
Mark Garland, president of MountainView Servicing Group, Denver, reported that SRP prices are indeed strong these days. “Absolutely, it’s the best it’s been in years,” he said.
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Short Takes: Rep. Waters Doesn’t Hold Back on Criticism of Mulvaney / Next Up: Sen. Warren (CFPB Founder) / When Bank LOs Make More than Their CEOs / G-Rate Steps Up LO Recruitment / Worrying About GSE Servicing Comp (Still)

April 11, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
According to the consulting firm of Garrett, McAuley & Co., some mortgage loan officers at depositories earn at least four-times what their CEOs make...
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Bill Dallas Named President of Finance of America?

April 10, 2018
Paul Muolo
So far, Bill Dallas has shunned all media requests for comment.
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