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Articles by Brandon Ivey

Lenders Defend Bank-Statement Mortgages

October 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
“Today we can definitely say we know everything about that borrower,” said Steven Schwalb of Angel Oak…
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HomeStreet Scales Back Mortgage Operations, Cites Lack of Housing Supply on West Coast

October 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
HomeStreet will reduce its mortgage banking staff by 60 full-time equivalent employees...
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Surprise (Or Maybe Not): ARM Originations Up Sharply in Second Quarter

October 2, 2017
Brandon Ivey
LoanDepot more than doubled its ARM originations in that span, and large increases were also seen at Wells Fargo, Bank of America Home Loans, First Republic Bank and MUFG…
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Chimera Readies its First Rated MBS Backed by RPLs After Issuing 16 Unrated Deals

October 2, 2017
Brandon Ivey
The MBS is backed by 3,548 mortgages that have seasoned for more than 11 years, on average.
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If There’s Hope for Financial Reform, It Rests with the Regulators

September 29, 2017
Brandon Ivey
“Expectations have had to be reset post-election,” said Ryan Schoen, a senior financial services analyst at Washington Analysis.
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Redwood Quickens Pace of Jumbo MBS Issuance; Deal Volume Doubles

September 26, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned AAA ratings to the deal.
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Short Takes: Hurricane-Damaged MSR Deals? / FHA MF and Warehouse Lender Files to go Public / MBA Hires a Legend (Named Legend) / Nationstar Issues HECM Backed by ‘Inactive’ Collateral / Don’t Pass the Hat for Equifax’s Newly Departed CEO

September 26, 2017
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
The Mortgage Bankers Association is projecting that more than 4,600 residential finance professionals will attend its annual convention in Denver next month.
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Liquidity for ‘Structured Products’ the Best Ever?

September 25, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Some investors, such as Charles Schwab Bank, are having trouble finding bonds to buy…
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Non-Agency MBS Issuance Constrained by a Lack of Supply

September 22, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Matt Nichols, CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, a company that has issued nonprime MBS in recent years, said the main impediment to nonprime MBS is supply.
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Short Takes: Waiting on a Wider Credit Box / A 30 Percent Jump for Nonconforming / 5,000 Active Loan Brokers for UWM / Don’t Count on Another Refi Boom Quite Yet / A New Hire for Altisource

September 21, 2017
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Another refi spurt in the works? It may’ve looked that way a few weeks ago, but...
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