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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: Calabria Sees Warning Signs / Made in Las Vegas / What’s Holding Builders Back / Keeping a Close Watch on Pricing Concessions / A New Hire for loanDepot

January 27, 2020
Paul Muolo

Calabria blamed the lack of housing stock in America on “the accumulation of burdensome laws and regulations…”


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Rates Tumble as Stocks Sell Off in Wake of Coronavirus Fears

January 27, 2020
Paul Muolo

Some home lenders cut their rates this morning as fears over the Coronavirus accelerated...


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Short Takes: Cut Off at the Stumpf / Seepage Into the Mortgage Business? / Overly Careful? / A Refi Dragging On / Falcon Advisors Names Four Managing Directors

January 24, 2020
Paul Muolo

The account fabrication scandal didn’t involve Wells Fargo’s mortgage business, though the bank was sanctioned in the spring of 2018 for charging borrowers extensions on rate-lock commitments...


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A Perfectly Good Storm for 4Q19 GSE Earnings?

January 24, 2020
Paul Muolo

Fannie and Freddie are poised to bring the bacon home in regard to fourth quarter earnings. Any wild cards here? Probably not.


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Radian Dumps Clayton as Non-Agency Issuance Jumps

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo
Radian has pulled the plug on its experiment in the due diligence arena by selling Clayton Services. The unit’s new owner, Covius, is bullish on its prospects.
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A Perfectly Good Storm in 4Q19 for GSE Earnings?

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo
Fannie and Freddie should report blowout earnings for the fourth quarter. How’s that? Strong securitization volumes and no negative hedging results.
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Short Takes: GSE Stock Dilution? / Waiting / Mortgage M&A Percolates / Three Who Fell Behind / Weak Mortgage Employment?

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo

Mortgage banking firms added just 100 new positions nationwide during November, bringing total employment in the sector to 245,500 full-timers...


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Non-Agency Warehouse Unit Bought by Massachusetts Bank

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo

According to market observers, People's United is committed to agency and government-related warehouse finance and was happy to find a home for ResX and its six or so employees.


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Velocity IPO Gets Lukewarm Reception. Meaning?

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo
The recent IPO of nonprime lender Velocity Financial should pave the way for other like-minded deals. Right? But not so fast. The stock market can be an unforgiving place.
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Assessing GSE IPO Fees: $1 Billion is Not Unreasonable

January 23, 2020
Paul Muolo
Investment banking firms hoping to land the Fannie/Freddie “re-IPO” con-tract need to convince FHFA’s GSE advisor first. Problem is: We don’t know who the advisor is, at least not yet. We may soon.
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