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Short Takes: Quicken Chief Economist: ‘Rates Could Go Lower’ / Oil, Housing, Mortgages? / One Crazy Mortgage Guy is Against Lower FHA Premiums / TPLS Buying MSRs / New PAC Chief for MBA

January 8, 2015

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

Mortgage lenders are delirious about lower FHA premiums, right? Well, not everyone.

Morgan Stanley Discloses 7.9 Percent Stake in Ocwen – On Behalf of Clients

January 7, 2015

Paul Muolo

On an annualized basis, Ocwen Financial is still profitable and has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.

Short Takes: Steven Cohen Likes Walter / Some SAC Background / FHA Premium Cut? Bring it On / What Does the GOP Think? / Clarification on GSE Recap

January 7, 2015

Paul Muolo

Of course, we’re waiting to see what Republicans on Capitol Hill think of a cut in FHA premiums…

Letting the GSEs Rebuild Capital Won’t Happen Anytime Soon, Says MBA Chief

January 6, 2015

Paul Muolo

MBA's Stevens believes that making a change in the PSPAs would not go over very well in a Republican-controlled House and Senate.

Ellie Mae Founder Sig Anderman Stepping Down as CEO

January 6, 2015

Paul Muolo

Anderman took Ellie Mae public in 2011. The company now has a market cap north of $1.1 billion.

Will Nationstar be the Big Kahuna of MSR Acquisitions?

January 6, 2015

Paul Muolo

A spokesman for the company told IMFnews that the company does not discuss specific meetings it has with regulators...

Short Takes: Ocwen Clocked Again / New Mortgage Blood? / What’s Next for Sig Anderman? / WaMu Lives, Well Sort Of / Auction.com Sees Possible Shift in CRE

January 6, 2015

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

“There’s a lot of 60- and 70-year old mortgage managers out there.”

Big Decline in Subservicing Contracts at BofA, Ocwen, Nationstar

January 5, 2015

Paul Muolo

BofA has been a steady seller of mortgage servicing rights the past three years and seems to have no interest in being a subservicer.

Servicing Market Heats Up Early: A $4.2 Billion MSR Portfolio from MVSG

January 5, 2015

Paul Muolo

MountainView did not identify the company selling the servicing rights except to say it is a “well capitalized servicer.”

Short Takes: Obama Again on GSE Reform / Newly Minted MBAs Hate Mortgages? / Guild Goes HLTV / An ATR for Payday Loans? / John Adams Settles FHA Charges

January 5, 2015

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

Are recent graduates of business schools avoiding the mortgage industry?

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Short Takes: Quicken Chief Economist: ‘Rates Could Go Lower’ / Oil, Housing, Mortgages? / One Crazy Mortgage Guy is Against Lower FHA Premiums / TPLS Buying MSRs / New PAC Chief for MBA

Morgan Stanley Discloses 7.9 Percent Stake in Ocwen – On Behalf of Clients

Short Takes: Steven Cohen Likes Walter / Some SAC Background / FHA Premium Cut? Bring it On / What Does the GOP Think? / Clarification on GSE Recap

Letting the GSEs Rebuild Capital Won’t Happen Anytime Soon, Says MBA Chief

Ellie Mae Founder Sig Anderman Stepping Down as CEO

Will Nationstar be the Big Kahuna of MSR Acquisitions?

Short Takes: Ocwen Clocked Again / New Mortgage Blood? / What’s Next for Sig Anderman? / WaMu Lives, Well Sort Of / Auction.com Sees Possible Shift in CRE

Big Decline in Subservicing Contracts at BofA, Ocwen, Nationstar

Servicing Market Heats Up Early: A $4.2 Billion MSR Portfolio from MVSG

Short Takes: Obama Again on GSE Reform / Newly Minted MBAs Hate Mortgages? / Guild Goes HLTV / An ATR for Payday Loans? / John Adams Settles FHA Charges

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