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Paul Muolo

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Hensarling is Ready to Deal on GSE Reform, but Will it Happen?

December 8, 2017
Paul Muolo
Rep. Hensarling: “This means the government needs to be in the last-loss position, with multiple layers of private capital, as diversified as possible, stacked up before it.”
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What We’re Hearing: President Trump: Wells Fargo Will be Fined / President Trump? / Time to Exempt Fannie and Freddie from the GOP Tax Overhaul? / Who Lost the GSEs? / Hensarling’s Change of Heart, Why? / CMLA Names Former Freddie Official Acting Director

December 8, 2017
Paul Muolo
Now comes the big question: Why is the president of the United States weighing in on a bank regulatory issue? Then again, it’s Donald Trump. Mortgage ramifications? Stay tuned…
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If Rep. Hensarling Gets His Way, GSE Shareholders Would be Wiped Out

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
If the Texas Republican gets his way, investment firms including Pershing Square and Fairholme Funds stand to lose the millions of dollars…
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Walter’s New CFO, a Former JPM Executive, Could Earn Almost $1 Million Next Year

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
Lombardo joins Walter, the parent of Ditech Financial, from the community banking division of JPMorgan Chase.
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Ginnie Mae Issues New Rules to Stem Loan Churning

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright also issued a warning that expulsion from the program for “lenders who produce pools with inexplicably fast prepayment speeds” was a distinct possibility.
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Short Takes: Not Happy with Jeb’s GSE Comments / Lame Duck or Not… / White House Leaning Toward Michael Bright / Granite Ramps Up Commercial Commitments / Dart Hires Finance VP

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
It's only a matter of time before the White House officially nominates acting Ginnie Mae president Michael Bright to be the permanent head of the agency...
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Since the Summer, a Sweet Rally for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Common. Meaning?

December 6, 2017
Paul Muolo
Investor Pershing Square Capital should be happy. The firm owns roughly 9.98 percent of Fannie common and 9.77 percent of Freddie.
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Short Takes: DoubleLine Eyeing Non-QM Sector / Connecticut Lender Attempts ‘12 in 12’ / Sen. Warren Worries about OMB Staffers Embedded at CFPB / English Gets to Keep Her Regular Job, for Now / A Promotion at LoanLogics

December 6, 2017
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants a complete list of OMB staffers who have been detailed to the CFPB by Mulvaney...
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HFSC Chairman Hensarling Makes it Official – He’s Open to Idea of U.S. Backing Mortgages, but Still Wants to Kill Fannie and Freddie

December 6, 2017
Paul Muolo
However, Hensarling is adamant that the plug be pulled on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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FHFA Updates CSP Project: $661.6 Billion of Issuance Thus Far for Freddie; A Fear of Price Differentials?

December 5, 2017
Paul Muolo
The FHFA said it’s working with Fannie and Freddie to “develop processes to identify and align those enterprise programs, policies, and practices that could materially affect prepayments.”
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