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Paul Muolo

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Wells Fargo Goes Hog Wild at the Ginnie EBO Buffet

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo
When it comes to Ginnie Mae buyouts, you need to spend money to make money. Just ask Wells Fargo.
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Freedom Passes on an IPO But Taps Debt Market for $500M

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang
Freedom Mortgage isn’t likely to go public this year but it’s tapping the debt market once again. Fitch weighs in.
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Short Takes: Not Now, Wall Street / Disclosures Required / It’s More About Private Equity Cashing Out? / A Respite for Negative MSR Marks / PRMI’s New Servicing Chief

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo

Being public means public disclosures...


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So Far, Decent Originations for the Megabanks. However...

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo
A barn-burner origination quarter for the megabanks? JPM staged a nice comeback during the July-September cycle but Bank of America lagged.
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Freedom Mortgage Likely to Stay on the IPO Sidelines

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo and Yemeng Yang
Wall Street is pitching mortgage IPOs left and right these days, but not everyone is taking the bait. Case in point: Freedom Mortgage.
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Originations Up Modestly at Truist

October 15, 2020
Paul Muolo

The Charlotte-based regional reported residential mortgage income of $221.0 million compared to $341.0 million in 2Q20. The reason: a large markdown on the value of its servicing portfolio.


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Freedom Mortgage Likely to Remain on the IPO Sidelines

October 15, 2020
Yemeng Yang and Paul Muolo

When it comes to going public, Freedom Mortgage CEO Stan Middleman said "it depends on your investment horizon and on your personal situation.”


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Short Takes: How Much Cheaper Are SPACs? / The Men Behind Replay / Committed Capital in Search of Returns / Goldman’s New MBS / Believing in Wholesale

October 14, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Okay, how much cheaper are SPACs?
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A Slow Recovery in the Servicing Sales Market, Very Slow

October 14, 2020
Paul Muolo

Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC, noted: “There is so much liquidity out there"...


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A Small Production Gain for Wells, GNMA Buyouts Surge. Over at BofA...

October 14, 2020
Paul Muolo

However, compared to Bank of America, Wells looked like a rock star. BofA produced just $13.4 billion of residential loans in the July-to-September period, an ugly 42.4% drop from the second quarter...


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