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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: GSE Junior Preferred Shareholders Could Get Paid / Wedbush Tells Investors to Take the Cash / New Rez Sees a Buying Opportunity in MSRs / CFPB to America: Save Some of That Tax Return!

February 12, 2019
Paul Muolo
Bove sees some type of compensation going to the preferred shareholders of Fannie and Freddie...
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It’s Official: Ditech Readies Second Trip Into Bankruptcy, Seeks to Eliminate $800M of Debt

February 11, 2019
Paul Muolo
Ditech revealed that "any and all bids" for the company or its assets will be evaluated...
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PennyMac Bucks the Trend, Increases Originations in 4Q18

February 11, 2019
Paul Muolo
Most of PennyMac's production entails correspondent acquisitions from primary market originators, a strategy that typically carries lower profit margins...
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Short Takes: Exiting a GSE Investment / The Fed Likely Will Greenlight the BB&T-SunTrust Merger / No. 9 / Please, Just Don’t Pick a Name Like Mr. Cooper / How Much Lower Can Ditech Go? / CoesterVMS?

February 11, 2019
Paul Muolo
The big unknown about the merger: Once completed, what name will the new bank and mortgage company take?
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What We’re Hearing: Salivating at the Prospect of a Fannie-Freddie Stock Offering? / Mulvaney Again / Waiting in the Wings for Treasury’s GSE Assignment? / What Could Stand in the Way? / MI Roundup / Wells Fargo, the MBS King / A New Legislative Hire for

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
But one thing is certain: the Trump White House is not monkeying around with GSE reform...
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Calabria’s FHFA Nomination Hearing Set for Feb. 14

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
Calabria has firm support among Republicans on the SBC and the backing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...
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While Conventional Lenders Slip, Angel Oak and Citadel Excel

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
In comparison, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Quicken Loans posted volume declines of 17.1%, 19.3% and 3.0%, respectively…
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Mortgage Grapevine

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
Non-QM galore, GSE earnings…
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Provident Savings Pulls the Plug on Mortgage Operations

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
Riverside, CA-based Provident Savings Bank this week pulled the plug on its residential mortgage banking operation, citing a “highly competitive” operating environment and “market conditions.” The unit, Provident Bank Mortgage, is a $1.0 billion a year producer.
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Conventional Lenders Slip; Angel Oak, Citadel Excel

February 8, 2019
Paul Muolo
Almost across the board, conventional and government lenders took it on the chin in terms of originations last year, but two of the largest producers of non-qualified mortgages — the Angel Oak family of companies and Citadel Servicing Corp. — excelled.
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