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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: Trump Names HUD 'Landing Team' / Another Day and No Word from Doc Carson on the HUD Job / Trump ‘Landing Team’ Hits the Beach at the CFPB / Gather Intel and Advise / Resume Polishing Since Election Night? / Freddie Publishes eMortgage Vendor

November 29, 2016
Paul Muolo
Moreover, anyone close to Richard Cordray has likely been working on their resume since Tuesday night, Nov. 8…
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Investors Continue to Bid Up the Share Price of GSE Common. Can it Last?

November 28, 2016
Paul Muolo
Fannie Mae common has a “market cap” of $17.68 billion while Freddie is valued at $9.79 billion…
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Trump Who? Fitch: Commercial Banks Will Continue to Lose MSR Market Share

November 28, 2016
Paul Muolo
Fitch believes commercial banks will continue to unload servicing rights…
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Short Takes: Waiting on Doctor Carson (for HUD Secretary) / Wells Fargo Continues its Dominance in Two Channels / The Worth of GSE Common? / Watching the 10-Year / Moody’s on Primary Capital

November 28, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Is the 10-year bond in for a massive correction? Maybe, maybe not...
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A (Minor) Headache Coming: Fannie Moratorium on Bulk MSR Transfers

November 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
According to Fannie’s website, the moratorium on bulk MSR transfers does not affect concurrent transfers.
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Short Takes: Don’t Panic, It’s the Thanksgiving Effect / Locks and Apps are Down, But… / A Correction Coming? / Dow 19,000 / No is No. Got That?

November 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
And there’s a school of thought that says rates have risen too quickly and by too much...
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IMA Hits Market with First Post-Election MSR Portfolio: $1.8 Billion

November 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
Other servicing brokers are still assessing market conditions with some rate watchers like Barry Habib cautioning against a “head fake” on where things may wind up.
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Short Takes: Quicken-FHA Case Headed to Motown / Dan Gilbert, Detroit RE Bull / Quicken’s Point of View / The Cheering Section / Wilbur Ross for Treasury Secretary?

November 15, 2016
Paul Muolo
It’s safe to say that many mortgage CEOs and their attorneys are cheering on Quicken. It’s not often that a lender fights back this strong against the government in an FHA.
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A Downside of the Trump Election: Rising Rates; IMA: MSR Sales May Boom

November 14, 2016
Paul Muolo
Rising interest rates – as long as they don’t rise too much – could spark a boom in servicing sales, predicted Tom Piercy of Incenter Mortgage Advisors.
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And the Beat Goes On: FHA Premium Cut Not Looking Good

November 14, 2016
Paul Muolo
KBW believes that while the capital measurement for forward loans is likely to increase, the chances of a premium cut is low.
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