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Paul Muolo

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Will More Lenders Rush the IPO Door? We’ll See

October 8, 2020
Paul Muolo
Not only are large nonbanks contemplating IPOs but smaller shops are as well. With mortgage banking considered a cyclical business, will it end badly or is it different this time around?
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A Slow Recovery in the MSR Market, Very Slow

October 8, 2020
Paul Muolo
Mortgage originators are so plush with profits that very few need to sell MSRs. Still, servicing deals are getting done. But pricing isn’t exactly robust.
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Mortgage IPO Mania. Will It End Badly?

October 8, 2020
Paul Muolo

Consultant David Lykken believes how well a lender can downsize its operations when business slows will determine whether its stock price gets crushed...


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Short Takes: Warning Signs for Non-QM? / Will the GOP and Dems Compromise? / It’s All About the GOS / Targeting the NPL Market

October 7, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

The 10-year Treasury currently is offering a yield of 0.77%, the highest reading since early June…


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An Up Week for New Applications. 2021 Looks Promising?

October 7, 2020
Paul Muolo

One thing seems universal: originators are swamped with applications and inquiries, but are short of workers...


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Short Takes: Taking Stock During IPO Mania / Riding the Mortgage Rollercoaster / A GSE Change Born in Forbearance / Freddie Sells More NPLs / Timing is Everything

October 6, 2020
Dennis Hollier and Paul Muolo

It's not easy being a public company ... but you know that. Right?


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A Milestone Reached: Loan Broker Employment Tops 100K

October 6, 2020
Paul Muolo

Year over year, full-time positions have grown by an impressive at 20.0%...


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MBA Says Forbearance is Declining, but Worries Persist

October 5, 2020
Paul Muolo

MBA says more than 70 percent of loans in forbearance are now in an extension...


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Two More Nonbanks Ready to Join the ‘Public Party’ as AmeriHome, Guild File S-1s

October 5, 2020
Paul Muolo

AmeriHome, according to its S-1, earned $275.0 million during the first six months of 2020, slightly less than its combined profit for 2019 and 2018 ($279.5 million.)


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FHA Lending Giant UWM Plans to Go Public

October 2, 2020
Paul Muolo
It’s been a banner year for top-ranked government lender UWM: Loan originations are soaring and it recently unveiled plans to go public.
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