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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: The Fed Keeps the Juices Flowing / Low Rates as a Way of Life / Another New Low / Redwood’s New MBS / A Few Words About Ocwen

December 17, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Sheen Bay Research expects Ocwen's management to achieve its target of positive earnings in 2021. However...


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Mergers and Acquisitions? See You in 2Q21 (Maybe)

December 17, 2020
Paul Muolo
It’s been slow going when it comes to the sale of mortgage companies. But 2021 shows some promise — as long as rates don’t tank again.
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Short Takes: Applications: Let it Snow… / FHA Rising / Checking in on the Loan Traders / A $1 Billion Year for Civic / Biden and the GSEs?

December 16, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

More than $13.0 billion of non-agency mortgages traded on Maxex’s trading platform in the first 11 months of the year. In all of 2019, $2.7 billion of non-agency product traded on the exchange…


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Fannie: Mortgage Bankers Expect Reduced Profit Margins

December 16, 2020
Paul Muolo

Roughly 33% said profits will remain the same while 48% expect earnings to decrease...

 


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Ginnie Early Buyout Game Attracting More Than Issuer/Servicers

December 15, 2020
Paul Muolo

David Rosenblum, a partner in the firm, said Prophet has “an appetite for billions more.”


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Short Takes: A New Letter on GSE Concerns / Explicit Guarantee? / There is None / The GSE Bailout Score / The Big Four

December 15, 2020
Paul Muolo

In case you’re keeping track, Treasury (since the historic takeovers 12-plus years ago) has pumped $191.4 billion into the Fannie/Freddie machine but received $301.1 billion back in the form of dividends.


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A Warehouse Securitization from LoanDepot

December 15, 2020
Paul Muolo

The nonbank is also working on an IPO...


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Forbearance Declines, But MBA Warns of Trouble Ahead

December 14, 2020
Paul Muolo

MBA: “Compared to the last two months, more homeowners exiting forbearance are using a modification – a sign that they have not been able to fully get back on their feet, even if they are working again.”


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Short Takes: Brokers Seek Class Action Against USFS / UWM Fights Back / 11,000 Approved Brokers / FHFA Releases G-Fee Report

December 14, 2020
Paul Muolo

UWM: “The allegations will be vigorously defended as they hold no merit"...


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A Revival in MSR Sales? Quicken Selling Some of Its Receivables?

December 14, 2020
Paul Muolo

Prices for bulk MSR assets are firming up as well...


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