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Paul Muolo

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Forbearance Reading Drops Below 7% but Ginnie Measurement Rises

September 21, 2020
Paul Muolo

According to Inside Mortgage Finance, consumers owe $11.29 trillion on their first-liens, which means $782.1 billion worth of loans are potentially at risk.


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Short Takes: There Goes the Stock Market (Again) / Approved by the FFA? / Evolve Makes Big Promise to New Hires / Ginnie’s LIBOR Announcement

September 21, 2020
Paul Muolo

With Business Booming, Warehouse Financiers Ask for a Regulatory Break

September 21, 2020
Paul Muolo

Due to a 2014 change in regulatory accounting policy, banks were required to assign a 100% risk weighting to warehouse loans…


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HECM Lending Remains Strong During COVID

September 18, 2020
Paul Muolo
The outlook for HECM lending remains positive as rates remain low and seniors move to tap home equity during these troubled economic times. (Includes data chart.)
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Short Takes: Reassessing the GSE Refi Fee / Action was Taken / A Force Emerges: First-Time Homebuyers / Rising Ocwen / The Fed’s Gift to Home Lenders: Three Years

September 18, 2020
Paul Muolo

Someday (but not soon) we'll regale our grandchildren with tales of when 30-year fixed-rate mortgages could be had for under 3.0%...


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HUD, GSEs Authorize Relief for Areas Impacted by Wildfires

September 18, 2020
Paul Muolo

Fannie and Freddie said borrowers can qualify for a reduction or suspension of mortgage payments for up to 12 months. During this time, homeowners will not incur late fees and foreclosure will be suspended.


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Record Production for UWM As Well…

September 18, 2020
Paul Muolo
The number of blowout quarters are starting to add up...
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The Coming Storm: A Resurgence in Ginnie Buyouts?

September 17, 2020
Paul Muolo
Ginnie Mae buyouts have simmered down the past few months but the improvement may be ephemeral. And nonbanks might be leading the charge.
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Quicken Joins the Hordes Tapping Cheap Debt

September 17, 2020
Paul Muolo
Ultra-low interest rates are fueling both record originations and a stampede of debt offerings by mortgage firms far and wide. The latest participants: Rocket, NewRez and Fidelity National.
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Short Takes: A ‘Flow’ Offering from Phoenix / Other MSR Brokers Busy as Well / RAMS Selling Commercial Mortgages / 11 Million Late Payors / Too Busy to Make the Payment? / Churchill Gets a New CFO

September 17, 2020
Paul Muolo

RAMS Mortgage Capital is taking bids on a $48 million package of commercial loans. The weighted average coupon is 6.14%. The real estate is located in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York...


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