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Articles by Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: Silver Lining in Delayed Annual Report / More MSRs on Offer / Plenty of Buyers / New Translated Glossaries From CFPB

April 2, 2024
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Better's annual report for 2023 will be delayed due to some corrections for the firm's results for 2022.
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Court Halts Implementation of Revision to CRA Standards

April 1, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The trade groups support the goals of CRA but believe the final rules exceed the authority of the regulators...
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Short Takes: A Prudential Regulator of Nonbanks? / Source of Info: FHFA OIG / Rood’s New AI Project / Beyonce Name Drops Fannie / A Promotion at Fannie

April 1, 2024
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Beyonce (yes, that Beyonce): “Wildfire burnt his house down. Insurance ain’t going to pay no Fannie Mae.”
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FHFA Conducting Targeted Exams of Nonbanks

March 29, 2024
Brandon Ivey
Between October 2021 and August 2023, 21 exams were conducted.
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Subtle Shifts in Securitization Rate as Lending Declines

March 29, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The securitization rate for residential mortgages was 72.1% in 2023.
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Short Takes: FHFA to Improve Exam Practices / Better Taps Real Estate Agents / Doma Plans to Go Private / Pending Home Sales Up Slightly

March 29, 2024
Brandon Ivey
FHFA is working on internal guidance to improve its exams of nonbank mortgage companies.
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Better Shifts to Using Commission-Based LOs

March 28, 2024
Brandon Ivey
Previously, Better’s LOs weren’t paid commissions and the lender focused on using technology to get loan applicants through the mortgage process.
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Short Takes: DOL Fine for Emotional Damages / UWM’s Margins Expected to Improve / Growth in Mortgage Payments Outpaces Applicants’ Earnings / Trees Saved From Digital Closings

March 28, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The fine levied by the Department of Labor for emotional damages followed a whistleblower complaint involving PrimeLending.
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MBA: CFPB Going Too Far With Proposal on Bank Overdraft Fees

March 27, 2024
Brandon Ivey
“MBA objects to the bureau’s overbroad interpretation of the scope of its abusiveness authority,” wrote Pete Mills, a senior vice president of residential policy and strategic industry engagement at the MBA.
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Fed’s Losses on MBS Holdings Decline in 2023

March 27, 2024
Brandon Ivey
In 2023, the Fed realized a loss of $56 million on its agency MBS holdings.
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