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Articles by Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: FHFA Punts on MI Volume Discounts / Fannie Considering an IMAGIN of its Own / Home Sales Decline / Refi Business Worse than 2014?

May 25, 2018
John Bancroft and Brandon Ivey
A senior FHFA official said disputes over private mortgage-insurance pricing likely fall under the jurisdiction of state insurance regulators.
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Senate Confirms Montgomery as FHA Commissioner, Industry Braces for Changes

May 24, 2018
George Brooks and Brandon Ivey
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Montgomery should “right size” the FHA.
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Senators Divided on Prospects for Housing-Finance Reform Legislation this Year

May 24, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, said passing legislation this year “evidently is not going to happen” and his sense is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will stay in conservatorship “for some time.”
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PeerStreet’s Originations Booming with a Focus on Bridge Loans for Investment Properties

May 24, 2018
Brandon Ivey
PeerStreet was founded in 2014, reached a cumulative $500.0 million in originations this past September and recently surpassed $1.0 billion in originations.
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Short Takes: Home Prices Increase / HPA Slowing in Some Areas / Bank Switches Mortgage Strategy / Hometap Raises $12.0 Million

May 24, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Home prices increased by 1.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s house price index.
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Latest Prime Non-Agency MBS from Chase Divided Evenly Between Non-Agency Loans and GSE-Eligible

May 23, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Chase is the top contributor to the MBS with a 45.0 percent share, followed by United Shore Financial Services at 16.5 percent and Caliber Home Mortgage at 5.2 percent.
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Short Takes: Applications Decline/ Delinquencies Improve / MBA Hires Senate Staffer / New Proprietary Reverse Mortgages

May 23, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Applications for purchase mortgages and refinances both declined.
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Deephaven Set to Issue its Latest Nonprime MBS, Stocked with Non-QMs and Business-Purpose Loans

May 22, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Non-QMs account for 81.1 percent of the dollar volume of the planned MBS while the other loans are for rental properties and exempt from ability-to-repay standards.
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Short Takes: Stated-Income Alert / FHLBank Loses Another MBS Case / New CFO at Impac / MSR Consulting M&A

May 22, 2018
Brandon Ivey
If stated income appears to be overstated by 15.0 percent or more, PointPredictive notifies the lender so additional verification can be completed.
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Banks Getting Slightly More Comfortable Originating Non-QMs

May 21, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The non-qualified mortgage share of originations by banks increased slightly in 2017, according to a survey by the American Bankers Association. The share of banks offering non-QMs also increased.
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