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Articles by Paul Muolo

Mortgage REITs Quietly Investigating Options in Non-QM, Nonprime and Consumer Loans

December 2, 2015
Paul Muolo
Ellington Financial, a REIT that carries an 11.20 percent dividend and yield, has admitted to buying non-QM loans in past filings with the SEC, but has not racked up huge volumes...
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Looks Like a $13 Billion Year for United Wholesale Mortgage

December 2, 2015
Paul Muolo
UWM may soon surpass Stearns Lending to become the largest wholesale-broker lender in the nation...
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Short Takes: Certain Branches Ready to Bolt Blackstone? / No Market Too Small / Beach Point Nonprime MBS Still on Track / CFPB Issues HMDA Compliance Guide / loanDepot Securitizes Personal Loans

December 2, 2015
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
So, whatever happened to Beach Point Capital’s $70 million subprime MBS? Sources contend the deal is very close with strong investor interest...
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Nationstar Reveals Ouster of Xome CEO; Analyst Trims Price Target, Stock Falls…

December 1, 2015
Paul Muolo
As part of his departure package, Raman will receive $600,000 in cash severance payments, payable over 52 weeks, but is walking away from unvested stock appreciation rights.
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Short Takes: Xome Isn’t Exactly Uber / Investors Unite Cancels Miami Rally / MBA Wants Seat at Risk-Share Table / New Investor Loan from AOMS /New Hires for Pacific Union

December 1, 2015
Carisa Chappell, Paul Muolo, and Sherry Muolo
Xome isn't exactly Uber, said one Nationstar critic...
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Skyline CEO: Look for More Mortgage Lenders to Offer Personal Loans

November 30, 2015
Paul Muolo
Dallas also sized the comfort level on personal loans, saying the loan amounts would probably be in the range of $10,000 to $35,000.
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Short Takes: Two is the Loneliest (FHA) Number / Three Banks Out of 20 / If You’re Funding $1 Billion or More, Time to Hire an Attorney? / Cross-Selling Under Fire?

November 30, 2015
Paul Muolo
At one point should a mortgage originator hire a full-time attorney to oversee compliance?
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Servicing ‘Marks’ Ugly in 3Q, but It’s All in the Rearview Mirror, Right?

November 24, 2015
Paul Muolo
All of the red ink spilled on MSR marks in the third quarter will be reversed and turned into gains when servicers report their results early next year? “Generally, that’s correct,” said one mortgage CEO.
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It’s Thanksgiving Week but the MSR Auctions Keep Coming

November 24, 2015
Paul Muolo
The average loan size is $15.36 million, the average interest rate 3.60 percent.
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Short Takes: Finance of America Joins MBA / Freddie Mac Bullish on Subservicing / Servicing Rights: An Unstable Asset / Investors Unite to Meet TBTF Party Goers in Miami Beach

November 24, 2015
Paul Muolo
Freddie notes, “The volume of specialty servicing may shrink as the number of legacy loans dwindles, but specialty servicing is likely to remain an active part of the mortgage servicing industry…”
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