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James Dohnert

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HUD Proposes Rule for Multi-Story Manufactured Housing

June 15, 2026
James Dohnert
Under the proposed rule, the new definition of a manufactured home would allow upper floor sections to be transported and constructed without a permanent chassis.
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Short Takes: Redwood Preps Alt Doc MBS / Guaranteed Rate Affinity Bolsters Builder Team / Annaly Markets Agency-Eligible MBS / Home Values Hit Record High

June 15, 2026
James Dohnert
Redwood's new MBS is stocked with bank statement and debt service coverage ratio loans.
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Rising Costs, Uncertainty Dampen Housing Market

June 12, 2026
James Dohnert
Home prices are down in some areas, but inflation is more than offsetting any relief for homebuyers.
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MCT Executes First AI-Driven TBA Trade

June 11, 2026
James Dohnert
The automated AI trade included a $3 million to-be-announced deal that went to a competitive auction across all dealers, and two $500,000 trades that were routed to dealers selected by Pike Creek Mortgage.
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VantageScore Ready to Take Market Share From FICO

June 11, 2026
James Dohnert
VantageScore’s CEO said he doesn’t think FICO’s trended data score will be operational with the GSEs anytime soon.
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Grapevine: Two Harbors Reopens Talks With UWM; CFPB Succession Plan

June 11, 2026
James Dohnert
Two Harbors seeks cash-only offer from UWM; Capital One executive nominated for director of CFPB; SPS settles servicing issues with California; First Federal selling third-party origination business to Mortgage Forward; Sunflower Bank and OceanFirst sell multifamily assets.
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VantageScore CEO Brushes Off Lender-Choice Concerns

June 11, 2026
James Dohnert
Silvio Tavares, president and CEO of VantageScore, downplayed concerns that some originators would use both classic FICO scores and VantageScore 4.0 in the underwriting process and pick the better of the two scores to qualify a borrower.
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Locks Decline, Pull-Through Rate Drops in May

June 9, 2026
James Dohnert
Locks for purchase mortgages declined by 5.1% on a monthly basis in May and rate-term refi locks fell 33.6%.
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Two Harbors Bidding War Has Implications for MSR Values

June 9, 2026
James Dohnert
“Regardless of who wins the bid, the consequences of this is market-disrupting for anyone who does not have the capital to build up servicing and/or the technology leadership to take advantage of it,” said Rick Roque, a consultant with Menlo Company.
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Two Harbors Open to Negotiations With UWM

June 8, 2026
James Dohnert
UWM has until Friday to engage in discussions with the Two Harbors board of directors on a revised acquisition bid.
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