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Paul Muolo

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With Lower Volumes, LO Recruitment Should be Easier. Right?

March 11, 2021
Paul Muolo
When rates increase and loan volumes fall, loan officers tend to stick around instead of heading into the unknown at another shop. But there are exceptions.
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Subservicers Continue to Reap New Contracts. Outlook Bright?

March 11, 2021
Paul Muolo
When in doubt, keep MSRs if you can. That seems to be the driving force behind continued growth in the subservicing arena. (Includes data chart.)
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Home Point Follows the Pack: Lending Up but Revenue and Net Earnings Decline

March 11, 2021
Paul Muolo

The lender's gain-on-sale margin slipped to 176 basis points in the most recent quarter compared to 278 bps in the prior period...


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Short Takes: Fannie Tightens the Underwriting Reins / NAR? / Offers in the Mail / Where the 30-Year Is Right Now / Last Hired, First to Go?

March 10, 2021
Paul Muolo

Tighter GSE guides on second homes? Looks that way...


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Ocwen Grants $700K Severance Deal for Departing Chief Growth Officer

March 10, 2021
Paul Muolo

Ocwen: “The separation and release agreement provides for a release of claims against the company and for Mr. Yanoti to comply with certain non-solicitation and other covenants.”


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A Banner Year for Warehouse Commitments: $137 Billion

March 9, 2021
Paul Muolo

The great irony: As federally insured banks continued to lose residential lending market share to the Quickens and the Freedom Mortgages of the world, their investment banking units benefitted by arming the competition.


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loanDepot Increases Repo Line. Reason: Ginnie EBOs

March 9, 2021
Paul Muolo

Over the past three quarters, several Ginnie issuer/servicers have turned a nice profit by purchasing delinquent FHA (and to a lesser degree VA) mortgages out of MBS pools, rehabilitating the notes and then repooling them.


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Fannie Will Resecuritize RPLs with Principal Forbearance

March 9, 2021
Paul Muolo

Fannie was quick to point out that borrowers harmed by the pandemic receive temporary payment forbearance, which is different from principal forbearance.


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Short Takes: The Story Lingers / A Sign of Intense Competition? / It Won’t Always Be That Way (Profits) / Doma’s IPO Plans / Envoy Executive Departs for Cardinal

March 8, 2021
Paul Muolo

MBA Takes Sides in UWM-Rocket-Fairway Dustup

March 8, 2021
Paul Muolo and Maria Volkova

MBA's Broeksmit was reacting to a Facebook speech delivered by Ishbia who gave the company’s broker/partners an ultimatum: If they work with Rocket Mortgage or Fairway Independent Mortgage, they can’t work for UWM.


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