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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: Bullish on Originations / One Remaining Nonbank Mortgage IPO / Some Background on Better.com / Another MSR Auction / Rookie Senator Introduces DP Bill

October 1, 2021
Paul Muolo and Monica Hogan
There's one more mortgage IPO remaining...
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A Back Door Into the Ginnie EBO Market (MSRs)

September 30, 2021
Paul Muolo
Auctions of early buyouts from Ginnie MBS continues apace. One way to enter the market: Buy the mortgage servicing rights instead.
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As the Calendar Turns, Servicing Values Head North

September 30, 2021
Paul Muolo
Looking to lop off some of your MSRs? You're in luck...
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Short Takes: Nonprime M&A? / Jumping Into the Non-QM Pool / A Chinese Developer Teeters / Houlihan Lokey Heads East / CoreVest’s Unique Securitization

September 30, 2021
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Can financial services/mortgage advisor Houlihan Lokey work its magic in China?
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A Moral Dilemma? Mortgage Bankers and PPP Money

September 30, 2021
Paul Muolo
Remember the government’s Paycheck Protection Program? Mortgage bankers took some of the money and then posted record earnings.
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Lawsuit Against loanDepot May Have Third Parties Worried

September 30, 2021
Paul Muolo
In regard to underwriting shortcuts, loanDepot said it did nothing wrong, but the nation’s sixth-largest home lender’s counterparties may need some reassurances. One observer called a lawsuit filed against the company a legal “nightmare.”
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loanDepot Secures a New LOC with Canadian Bank

September 29, 2021
Paul Muolo
On the loanDepot facility, Bank of Montreal is acting through its Chicago branch...
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Another $6 Billion Worth of MSRs Hit the Market

September 29, 2021
Paul Muolo
Prestwick is selling a $2.0 billion portfolio of Fannie/Freddie and Ginnie Mae-backed servicing rights.
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Short Takes: Time to Sell Certain Assets? / Citi’s New MBS / A Severance Clause for Certain PFSI Execs / The Buyer of $15B of MSRs? / A Note About CRA

September 29, 2021
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
What would happen if nonbanks had CRA mandates?
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$6B of Ginnie MSRs Up for Grabs, An EBO Angle As Well

September 28, 2021
Paul Muolo
Loan-level data is available to bidders who sign a non-disclosure agreement...
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