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Paul Muolo

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Short Takes: So Much for the Moratorium on Captives Joining FHLBs / Nonprofits Stand Up for Ocwen / Ocwen Layoffs? / Time to Exit SFR? / CFPB Rule Update

April 16, 2015
Paul Muolo, Thomas Ressler, and Brandon Ivey
Is the bloom off the rose in the single-family home rental market? Some institutional investors are shedding assets.
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FHA Recaptures Few of Its Refinances; Cut in Annual Premium Could Help

April 16, 2015
Paul Muolo
Where are these FHA loans migrating to? “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,” said Chappelle.
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BofA Grows Originations by Almost 13 Percent; Layoffs Ensue

April 15, 2015
Paul Muolo
BofA continues to carve down the size of its mortgage servicing portfolio.
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FHFA Giving Mortgage Insurers an Early Peak at the PMIER Rules

April 15, 2015
Paul Muolo
The general fear is that higher-than-needed capital standards will cause mortgage insurers to hold unnecessary amounts of assets that will force the industry to raise premiums.
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Short Takes: Wall Street Firm Eyeing Mortgage Purchase? / SEC Won’t Take Action Against Carrington / Applications Decline Slightly / Relief for ‘Trailer Park’ Loans? / loanDepot Gets New Chief Credit Risk Officer

April 15, 2015
Paul Muolo, Thomas Ressler, and Brandon Ivey
The Wall Street firm hunting for mortgage acquisitions is not a depository like JPMorgan Chase...
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Fannie Mae and BofA: The Cold War (Except HARP) Continues

April 7, 2015
Paul Muolo
Despite the drought, a Fannie spokesman issued a statement saying, “Bank of America continues to be an important seller-servicer for Fannie Mae, including servicing a sizable book of loans that we own.”
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Nonprime Lender Citadel Sees 2Q Run-Rate at $30MM Per Month

April 7, 2015
Paul Muolo
The Irvine-based Citadel continues to ramp up its staff and hopes to hire another 15 to 20 workers by the end of June.
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Loan Production is a ‘Natural Hedge’ but Some Top Servicers Have a Replenishment Problem

April 7, 2015
Paul Muolo
The replenishment rate is calculated by dividing servicing outstanding by annual production volume.
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Freddie Disclosure: Reducing Its Servicing Exposure to Ocwen

April 7, 2015
Paul Muolo
The disclosure is buried in the details of Freddie’s recent 10-Q filing with Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Short Takes: How Many Lenders are Offering LPMI? / Sell that House Now! / NPL Market Waiting for a Shot of Fannie / CFPB Publishes Secret Sauce on TRID / MB Gets new Mortgage Chief

April 7, 2015
Paul Muolo and Thomas Ressler
Although Fannie Mae is poised to begin auctioning off some of its nonperforming mortgages, the market continues to be dominated by smaller deals.
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