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Paul Muolo

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4Q16 So Far: Mixed Results for Banks and Mortgages. An MSR Hedging Gaffe for BOK

January 24, 2017
Paul Muolo
On the servicing front, BOK Financial revealed that 4Q16 income was reduced because it left servicing-related hedges on the books for too long...
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Short Takes: Wells Fargo Accused of Improperly Charging for Rate-Lock Extensions / A Big Deal or Not? / The Golden West-Sandler-Wells Fargo Connection / UWM Chief to Educate on ARMs

January 24, 2017
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Some of the allegations surfaced in a Nov. 2016 letter sent to Congress by a former Wells LO named Frank Chavez...
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Fannie and Freddie are About to Provide a Nice Revenue Gift to Trump Administration

January 23, 2017
Paul Muolo
In 2016, Fannie and Freddie guaranteed $973.72 billion of single-family loans, an 18.1 percent improvement from the year prior.
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Deephaven Bought $550 Million of Nonprime/Non-QM Loans in 2016

January 23, 2017
Paul Muolo
Deephaven's CEO, Matt Nichols, is a former managing director at Goldman Sachs where he worked for 12 years.
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Short Takes: The MIP Cut: No Big Deal? / A True FHA Jumbo? / New MF MBS From Freddie Mac / Nice Earnings from MGIC / Annaly’s Chief Legal Officer to Retire

January 23, 2017
Paul Muolo
One loan officer said FHA should consider building a "true jumbo program that is exclusive of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…”
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Residential Production at CitiMortgage Down 14 Percent in 4Q16

January 20, 2017
Paul Muolo
Citigroup’s showing in originations paled in comparison to some of its megabank competitors...
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What We’re Hearing: Time for Steve to Talk to Mel / Going to Bed, Disappointed / The GSE Stock Bet: Buy Low, Sell High / Is Pershing Square Losing Money on the GSEs? / NAR Chief Stays Hopeful on MIP Cut

January 20, 2017
Paul Muolo
As one former GSE stock analyst told us: “There’s no way they can be privatized. To maintain an AAA rating they would need 25 percent (I’m guessing) capital to assets. Even at 5 percent there is not enough spread to earn a market return on capital.”
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Two Hours After Trump is Sworn In, HUD Issues Mortgagee Letter Killing the FHA MIP Reduction

January 20, 2017
Paul Muolo
Lenders interviewed by Inside Mortgage Finance were disappointed with the news that the MIP reduction would be scuttled, though some factions of the housing industry remain optimistic.
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RPM Mortgage Hits the M&A Trail Once Again

January 19, 2017
Paul Muolo
Late last year, RPM made what it called an “investment” in American Eagle Mortgage of Ohio…
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Incenter Selling $4 Billion Freddie Mac Servicing Portfolio

January 19, 2017
Paul Muolo
The delinquency rate on the package is just 0.65 percent, based on number of loans…
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