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Articles by Paul Muolo

More Layoffs at Nationstar Mortgage – This Time in Production and Servicing

October 1, 2014
Paul Muolo
Although 114 servicing workers are losing their jobs in Nebraska, the lender/servicer will add as many servicing positions in the Dallas area over the next six months.
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Short Takes: Top FHFA Regulator Bolts Agency for Private Sector / Why Did Walter’s Stock Get Hammered? / Community Banks Apparently Love Non-QMs / Homewood Introduces Stated-Income Product / Another Bite at the Refi Apple?

October 1, 2014
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Investors have been scratching their heads over the downdraft at Walter/Green Tree...
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The Flagstar Settlement: the CFPB Effectively Halts Servicing Sales

September 30, 2014
Paul Muolo
To some, the MSR transfer prohibition slapped on Flagstar is similar to the one New York regulators placed on Ocwen Financial regarding the Wells Fargo deal.
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Fitch: Borrowers at Risk When Mortgage Servicing is Off-Shored

September 30, 2014
Paul Muolo
Fitch does not single out any servicers by name, but it’s common knowledge that both Ocwen Financial and Nationstar Mortgage have thousands of servicing-related workers housed in India...
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Short Takes: MBA Involved With Nonbank ‘Working Group’ Too / An NPL ‘Brain Drain’ at Lone Star Funds / A $57 Million Problem for the FHLBs of Des Moines and Seattle / FHFA to IG: We Don’t Think So

September 30, 2014
Paul Muolo and Charles Wisniowski
One active NPL bidder has been Lone Star Funds, but sources tell IMFnews the hedge fund has been having a “brain drain” of sorts when it comes to talent.
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Wells Fargo MSRs Targeted by Ocwen Starting to Run Off

September 29, 2014
Paul Muolo
The Wells-Ocwen MSR deal is still waiting for Lawsky's green light. But when that will come is another matter...
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Mortgage Unit of Home Builder Ready to Enter Non-QM Market

September 29, 2014
Paul Muolo
Pulte Mortgage will install a “modest price” adjustment on its non-QM loans.
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Short Takes: CFPB Slams Flagstar Over Mods / No, a New Mortgage Trade Group is NOT Forming / BofA Transferring MSRs to Shellpoint / Merger of Two FHLBs an Aberration? / NJ Senator Intros Share-Appreciation Mortgage Bill

September 29, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
Sources close to the matter noted that Ocwen is involved, but it’s not a trade group.
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HUD IG Audit: Lenders Posted $428 Million in Gains by Modifying Delinquent FHA Loans

September 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
In its rebuttal, FHA argues that if the delinquent loans had not been worked out, lenders would have been entitled to $5.2 billion of insurance claims – money the MMIF could ill afford.
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What We’re Hearing: How Long Can Regulators Keep ‘Baby-Proofing’ the American Mortgage Market? / Non-QM Lending is a $50 Billion Market. That’s All? / Citadel Has Little or No Competition / Ocwen-Wells MSR Deal Imminent… Not

September 26, 2014
Paul Muolo
In other words, mortgage banking is now supposed to be a “sure thing” where no one – and we do mean no one – takes on risk or fails. Ever.
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