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Paul Muolo

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It’s Late Spring and Mortgage Hiring Is Muted

June 9, 2025
Paul Muolo
Unfortunately, the federal government’s figures offer no breakdown on production and servicing-related mortgage jobs.
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Short Takes: A Debt Re-do for Rocket / Condo Prices Get Hit / Fed Launches Annual Nonbank Study / Widening Swap Spreads / CFPB Rule Changes / Covius Buying Title365

June 9, 2025
Paul Muolo and Shannon Clark
A new analyst report on mortgage REIT Dynex Capital notes that mortgage-backed security spreads over swaps are 200 basis points.
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Dimon Predicts Problems for Bond Market, MBS Spreads

June 5, 2025
Paul Muolo
JPM chief Jamie Dimon warned the bond market could crack up one of these days because the White House seems to be ignoring America’s debt problem.
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Servicing Sales Head North in June, Prices Too

June 5, 2025
Paul Muolo
Once again, MSR sales are on a tear. The reason: conventional mortgage rates near 7.00% and a feeling of take the money while you can.
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Slow Growth for Subservicers as UWM Move Pending

June 5, 2025
Paul Muolo
The subservicing sector could be at a crossroads. The issues: slow growth, consolidation and some large clients moving the process inhouse. (Includes data table.)
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Cost Cutting Is Over? Nope, Not Yet

June 2, 2025
Paul Muolo
The Garrett, McAuley & Co. consulting firm believes the home-lending industry "probably needs to cut costs even more.”
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Bank of Oklahoma Sets Its Sights on Warehouse Lending, MSR Loans

June 2, 2025
Paul Muolo
Bank of Oklahoma also will make loans backed by mortgage servicing rights.
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Short Takes: Dimon's Warning / Trading in a Tight Range / Fraud, but a Criminal Probe? / More Sellers Than Buyers / A Proposed Change in Underwriting Requirements

June 2, 2025
Paul Muolo and Abby Zimmardi
A sea change in the housing market? Sellers outnumbering buyers?
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MBS Trading Drops in April

May 30, 2025
Paul Muolo
Daily trading volume in agency MBS hit its lowest point earlier this year.
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MBS Trading Slows in April

May 29, 2025
Paul Muolo
MBS trades slipped in April as markets digested the latest tariff and budget machinations of the Trump administration. MBS prices are going nowhere but MSR values continue to increase.
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