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Articles by Paul Muolo

With Mortgage M&A On the Rise, Loan Officers Wonder: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

October 30, 2014
Paul Muolo
Once word leaks out that a mortgage company is a takeover target, many LOs start weighing their options, contacting competitors who tried to recruit them in the past.
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Citadel’s Monthly Production of ‘Subprime’ Loans at $20 Million; $400 Million Next Year?

October 30, 2014
Paul Muolo
In three-plus years of originating subprime mortgages, Citadel has suffered two foreclosures and a handful of delinquencies, but no losses.
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Short Takes: Ocwen’s ‘Other’ Problem / How Much Might Ocwen Pay? / A Boom in LO Hiring? / Citadel to Enter the Second-Lien Space / Strong Earnings from Radian

October 30, 2014
Paul Muolo
Ocwen Financial has a huge mismatch between the size of its $400 billion servicing portfolio and its new originations. Then again, its MSRs are running off...
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Pacific Union Financial Consolidates Wholesale Units, Some Layoffs Ensue

October 29, 2014
Paul Muolo
Roughly a month ago, ClearVision founder Jon Maddox announced his retirement to Pacific Union senior management.
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Guild Mortgage Isn’t Done Buying Other Lenders

October 29, 2014
Paul Muolo
Guild's McGarry also said the company will not be closing on any more transactions in 2014.
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Short Takes: Redwood’s New Jumbo MBS Has Eight Non-QMs / MB Launches Sports Firm, Reveals Mortgage Earnings / Ellie Mae is Worth What? / FHFA Has a New Watchdog, Finally / Distressed RE Fund Raises a Bundle

October 29, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
Pacific Union Financial took in $100 million of profits. It’s not every day that a privately held nonbank tells the world what it’s earning…
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Warehouse Lenders See an Increase in Outstandings; Credit for Non-QM Loans?

October 28, 2014
Paul Muolo
Another positive for the production market is a new willingness on the part of certain warehouse banks to finance the production of non-QM loans.
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Short Takes: Lower Rates Affecting M&A? / Gain-on-Sale Not So Bad / FHA May Penalize Lenders on Re-certifications / JPM and Non-QMs? / Nonbanks Love Ginnie, but is the Feeling Mutual?

October 28, 2014
George Brooks and Paul Muolo
Is the investment banking arm of JPMorgan Chase sniffing around the non-QM space? It sounds crazy, we know...
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Plenty of Investors are Eyeing Non-Agency Space, Even PIMCO

October 27, 2014
Paul Muolo
For a bond investor such as PIMCO, the attraction should not come as a total surprise.
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Short Takes: Try Convincing Commercial Banks About Buyback Relief / Fannie Not So Bullish / Simpler Comp Plans for LOs? / Wells Pays HECM Fine / New Correspondent Chief for Nationstar

October 27, 2014
Paul Muolo
Industry consultant Joe Garrett notes that one of his clients (back in 2003) had 52 loan officers and “about 52 comp plans”…
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