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Paul Muolo

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Ditech Decides Not to Make Scheduled Debt Payment. Meaning?

December 19, 2018
Paul Muolo
Ditech's shares now trade for just six cents apiece...
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PRMI President and CEO Dave Zitting to Depart After Selling His Stake in the Lender

December 19, 2018
Paul Muolo
Founded 20 years ago, PRMI is a retail-only lender that funded $3.7 billion through the first nine months of 2018…
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Short Takes: Do GSE Servicers Need to Worry About Liquidity? / MF Cap Set at $35 Billion / New American Buys Minnesota Lender / Humble Beginnings / Kraninger Will Keep the CFPB Name / BoNY Mellon to Enter Non-Agency Market as Master Servicer

December 19, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Liquidity means access to cash – and is a chief concern of Ginnie Mae acting president Michael Bright as well…
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SRPs Remain High. MSR Interest Strong but Declining Rates Begin to Weigh

December 18, 2018
Paul Muolo
One advisor said he knows of three bulk transactions that are stalled: one sized at $7.0 billion, another at $16.0 billion, and one more at $24.5 billion.
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Speculation Centers on Clinton Jones for FHA Commissioner

December 18, 2018
Paul Muolo
Clinton Jones has worked for the HFSC since February 2013. From 2007 to 2008 he was a registered lobbyist for Fannie Mae.
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Short Takes: Freddie Mac’s New CEO? / Jeb’s Last Stand? Maybe Not / A ‘Comical’ Situation / A Low Grade for Hensarling? / Fannie’s New Chairman

December 18, 2018
Paul Muolo
As one veteran industry lobbyist explained with a hint of ire: “You’re telling me that a bunch of lame duck Congressmen who lost an election are going to show up on the Friday before Christmas?”
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Deputy HUD Secretary Pam Patenaude Quits After 15 Months on the Job

December 17, 2018
Paul Muolo
She brought a certain depth of knowledge to the table for her boss, Ben Carson, a career brain surgeon with little in the way of housing and mortgage experience.
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MBS Trading Hammered. Will the Stock Market Carnage Continue, Leading to Lower Rates?

December 17, 2018
Paul Muolo
The latest reading is a sign that liquidity is suffering and the creation of new agency securities is in the doldrums...
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Short Takes: CBO Wants to Raise G-Fees to Reduce the Federal Deficit / On-Balance Sheet GSEs or Off? / 5 to 15 Basis Points / The Cash Cows are Ready to Give Milk / It’s All About the Math

December 17, 2018
Paul Muolo
The Congressional Budget Office wants to hike g-fees by 5 basis points in October 2019 and then 15 basis points after 2021.
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Calabria Gets the Nod for the FHFA Job. Rebuilding Capital on His Agenda?

December 14, 2018
Paul Muolo
A fool’s bet: that the GSE conservatorships will end anytime soon…
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