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Paul Muolo

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Mortgage Bankers Swimming in the Debt Pool Once Again

November 5, 2021
Paul Muolo
As servicing assets increase in value, the industry might see more nonbanks use MSRs as collateral for debt deals...
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Short Takes: The Appeal of Fix-n-Flip / Down Again, Zillow / Rocket’s Stock Buybacks / MI Giants Report / A Delay at FHA / A New Sales Chief at Wells

November 5, 2021
Paul Muolo and Monica Hogan
Rocket, which had a fairly good third quarter, has acquired 5.7 million units of its own stock at an average price of $16.42. Its IPO price was $18.00…
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A Strong Profit for Rocket, Originations Up 5%. MSR Sales Too

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo

Rocket ended the July-September period with $521.0 billion of mortgage servicing rights on its books, up 2.8% sequentially...


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Situs Adds Staff to Address Due Diligence Slowdowns

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
To meet the securitization needs of a robust mortgage market, SitusAMC has staffed up big time. But is it done adding heads?
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Prices for Non-QM Whole Loans are Robust. However…

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
No one’s shouting “fire” in a crowded non-QM movie house yet, but there are scattered concerns whole-loan pricing may have gotten ahead of itself. Something to keep an eye on?
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A Sigh of Relief for Gain-on-Sale. However...

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
The reason loanDepot did so well: The company relies mostly on retail production where the profit margins are reliably fatter.
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A Strong Earnings Turnaround for Home Point as Firm Sells MSRs, Pays Dividend

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
The lender's gain-on-sale margin totaled 84 basis points compared to just 58 bps in the second quarter.
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Short Takes: Zillow’s Misplay / A Stunning Writedown of Homes / Stock Price Ugly / The FnF Shot Heard Around the World? / North to Alaska (Mike Baldwin)

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
Zillow's shareholders are not a happy bunch...
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GOS Improved in 3Q21 for Many but Don’t Get Used to It

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
Almost across the board, origination profitability improved in the July-September period, but some lenders remain nervous and a shake-up could be coming as 2022 approaches.
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Mortgage Bankers Swimming in the Debt Pool Once Again

November 4, 2021
Paul Muolo
Additional nonbanks could tap the debt market in the months ahead. The reason: rising asset valuations on mortgage servicing portfolios.
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