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Articles by Paul Muolo

Provident Says it Has ‘No Knowledge’ that its Brokers Were Allegedly Overcharging

June 1, 2015
Paul Muolo
Although Provident entered into a consent order, it said in a follow-up statement that it has no knowledge that brokers “were allegedly overcharging certain borrowers.”
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Short Takes: Two Harbors Readies a Jumbo MBS / Available: A Large Pool of Subprime Loans? / LenderLive Buys Walz / A Done Deal: The Merger of Two FHLBs / A New Hire for ZAIS

June 1, 2015
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
We understand that a large pool of nonprime mortgage loans is looking for a home...
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Provident Funding Agrees to $9 Million Settlement for Charging Higher Broker Fees on Loans to Minorities

May 29, 2015
Paul Muolo
According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, Provident ranks eighth nationwide among all table-funders, based on first quarter 2015 production.
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What We’re Hearing: How Large Might Those TRID Fines Be? / A Jumbo Lender on Fire: loanDepot / Some LOs are Making $5 Million a Year? / And Now a Few (Mortgage) Words from George W. Bush / Ocwen, the ‘Trade’ of the Century? Huh?

May 29, 2015
Paul Muolo
“These are serious loan officers,” he noted. Just how serious? According to the show’s website, some of the top producing LOs in attendance earn between $500,000 and $5 million…
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Doesn’t Sound Like Fannie Mae Will Offer its Automated Underwriting System for Free

May 28, 2015
Paul Muolo
It stands to reason that by waiving the charge that Freddie might take in less revenue, but a GSE spokesman said as a financial matter, “it’s not material.”
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As Ocwen Shuts Houston Platform, Hiring in India (Overseas) Booms

May 28, 2015
Paul Muolo
In total, almost 72 percent of all Ocwen employees are domiciled overseas where labor costs are much cheaper.
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Short Takes: Wells Fargo Now #2 in Iowa / Why We Really Need the CSP / What Does Fannie Mae Charge? / First Niagara Under HUD’s Microscope

May 28, 2015
John Bancroft, George Brooks, and Paul Muolo
The former analyst said Freddie has “an inferior security [MBS] necessitating the need for a lot of time and expense to create a common securitization platform…”
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Warehouse Market Heats Up – Thanks to Refis and Market Surge by Nonbanks

May 27, 2015
Paul Muolo
Moreover, 12 of the top 20 originators are now nonbanks, all of which rely heavily on commercial banks for warehouse credit
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MountainView Selling Ginnie Mae MSR Package

May 27, 2015
Paul Muolo
According to the offering circular, the receivables are geographically dispersed with Texas accounting for the largest share at 7.2 percent.
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Short Takes: Who’s Blackstone Talking to Now? / Carrington Offering Low FICO Score Loan Thru Brokers / The Return of American Home’s Michael Strauss? / HUD IG Cites NTFN

May 27, 2015
George Brooks and Paul Muolo
We understand that American Home Mortgage founder and chief executive Michael Strauss may be launching a new nonprime lender...
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