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Short Takes: Trump Has Some Choice Words for Janet Yellen / The CFPB Now Carries the Wells Fargo ‘Shield’ / FBR Likes MI Sector / Alt Credit Score Models? / A New CEO for New Castle

September 27, 2016
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Apparently, not everyone is a fan of low rates. Take Donald Trump, for instance...
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UWM Provides Grant Funding for Brokers to Open Their Own Shops; Money Doesn’t Have to be Repaid

September 26, 2016
Paul Muolo
Requirement for the program include: three years of mortgage experience, a statement on production goals, anticipated operational structure and a description of the company.
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Short Takes: Trump & Hillary Mortgage Corp. / CHLA Weighs In on Front-End Risk-Sharing: No / Will ALTA Break the CFPB’s Website? / Now, Print Your Name and Personal Story Right Here

September 26, 2016
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
When it comes to front-end GSE risk sharing deals, just say no?
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What We’re Hearing: GSE Loan Limits to Move Higher? / No One Feels Sorry for Wells Fargo / The King of the Cross-Sell is now the King of Pain / Maybe the CFPB Needs a Kick in the… / MBA’s Dave Stevens Doesn’t Expect Peace to Break Out / Skyline Still Hiri

September 23, 2016
Paul Muolo
Mortgage lenders, start your engines: the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loan limit is set to rise...
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Short Takes: Don v. Hillary. Bring the Popcorn / The Future of Fannie and Freddie? / How to Promote Homeownership / JPM Finishes the Mortgage Test Early

September 22, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Meanwhile, if you want to know where Clinton and Trump stand on the issue of homeownership in America, you can review their respective party platforms...
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Former Clayton Chief Joe D’Urso Lands at Pretium Partners

September 21, 2016
Paul Muolo
Founded by former Goldman Sachs executive Donald Mullen, Pretium Partners bills itself as a specialized investment management firm with roughly $6.5 billion of assets under management.
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Mortgage Production is Booming but Reports Abound of Appraisers Cherry-Picking Assignments and Charging ‘Rush Fees’

September 21, 2016
Paul Muolo
One mortgage CEO who runs a California-based shop told IMF his firm recently was in a pinch and paid a $1,500 “rush fee” to an appraiser to get a deal done on time.
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Nationstar Mortgage JV with KB Home to End; $1 Billion of Production in Limbo?

September 21, 2016
Paul Muolo
The privately held Stearns Lending is already “offering mortgage banking services” to the homebuilder’s customers…
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Short Takes: Hillary to Turn GSEs Into Public ‘Utilities’? / Don, Low Rates are Good / How Far Will the OCC Go? / A Lack of Ethics was the Problem / Bestborn Hires Three

September 21, 2016
Paul Muolo
So, what’s wrong with banks and financial service companies offering sales quotas? Nothing at all, if...
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Mortgage Trade Groups Fear an 'October Surprise' on the GSE CSP

September 20, 2016
Paul Muolo
“We’re extremely concerned the CSP would be transferred to a nonprofit or a corporation where the board members include executives from JPMorgan Chase or GE Capital,” CMLA's Corso said.
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