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Articles by Paul Muolo

A Bullish Sign for Fannie and Freddie? Rep. Mulvaney as Trump’s OMB Director?

December 19, 2016
Paul Muolo
Treasury controls the senior preferred stock of the GSEs. The junior preferred and common continues to trade in the over-the-counter market and through private transactions. The latter two classes of stock are considered speculative in nature.
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Mutual Fund Company T. Rowe Price Reduces Stake in PHH

December 19, 2016
Paul Muolo
Over the past year, PHH’s share price has traded as high as $16.80 versus a 52-week low of $8.26.
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Short Takes: PHH Files Layoff Notice with NYS / Jobs Will be Offered to Certain Employees / Altisource Wanted to Buy LPS / Mortgage Network Names New President

December 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
PHH had been subservicing the loans for HSBC and the new owner of the MSRs had opted to bring the loans inhouse instead of using PHH…
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As Rates Move Higher, a New Found Optimism Hits the MSR Market. Can it Last?

December 16, 2016
Paul Muolo
The 'Trump Bump' Hits the MSR market as well...
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What We’re Hearing: As Rates Move Higher, Disaster Looms for the Mortgage Industry (Not Really) / The Stock Market Will ‘Correct’ on This Date… / New Fannie Survey Finds Lenders Glum / He’s Back: Nonprime Veteran Jon Daurio

December 16, 2016
Paul Muolo
If rates don’t improve in the next few months, one area where lenders will try to save money is on loan officer compensation...
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FHFA Unveils GSE ‘Scorecard’ for 2017. Several Items on the List, Including CRTs, ‘Underserved Borrowers’ and Servicing Liquidity

December 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
The FHFA’s mention of servicing liquidity is an acknowledgement of the growing market share gains by nonbanks.
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Ocwen Shakes Up TPO, Combines Wholesale and Correspondent Sales Team at Homeward; Former ICON Executive Put in Charge

December 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
Usually, when a lender consolidates sales units, a certain amount of workers are let go...
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Short Takes: GSE Scorecard Surprises? / Revisiting PMIERs? / MI Stocks Trade Near Highs / More MSR Auctions on the Way / ‘Flex’ Replaces ‘HAMP’

December 15, 2016
Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo
Investors are snatching up shares of publicly traded MI firms...
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When the Going Gets Tough, Some Lenders Start Cutting Fees

December 14, 2016
Paul Muolo
“Roughly 30 to 40 percent of our customers are eligible to waive escrows,” said UWM CEO Mat Ishbia.
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Mortgage Applications Drop 4.0 Percent, but Refi Share Rises

December 14, 2016
Paul Muolo
Some industry executives believe the recent spike in interest rates could prove temporary.
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