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Articles by Brandon Ivey

California Bank Cuts Mortgage Staff as Refis Decline

August 14, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Provident noted that overcapacity is putting pressure on origination margins…
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With Refi Activity Declining, Some Nonbanks Turn to Non-QMs, Including Nationstar

August 10, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Non-QMs carry more regulatory risk than conventional loans, but an increasing number of shops are willing to take on the product as refis slump…
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Short Takes: Walter Exits Reverse Lending, May Sell the Business / Redwood Queues Up Another Jumbo Deal / Dark Money in Cordray Effort? / A Small Gain for Applications / New Hires for Churchill

August 10, 2017
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, Sherry Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
It’s safe to say that CFPB Director Richard Cordray has been one of the most controversial financial regulators to work in Washington, D.C. for quite some time...
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Impac Shifts Production Away from GSE Mortgages to Non-QMs and Government-Insured Loans

August 9, 2017
Brandon Ivey
In trading Wednesday, Impac’s share price was down almost 6 percent…
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Short Takes: The FCA and VA Loans? / CFPB to Zillow: You’d Better Settle / Some Details on JPM’s New Non-Agency MBS / Buying a Home Without Ever Seeing It / Altisource Hires Nomura Executive

August 9, 2017
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, Sherry Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
Morningstar said the ratings were discontinued due to a request from Ocwen...
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Loans in New ‘Nonprime’ MBS Look like ‘Alt A’ Loans Really

August 8, 2017
Brandon Ivey
In fact, some of the underwriting characteristics on new nonprime loans are even stronger than the credit quality on pre-crisis Alt A mortgages…
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Short Takes: CapLoc Affiliate Wanted to Buy FMC / Two Sides to a Story / MBS is Busy with M&A Deals / FRB Distinguishes Itself in Jumbo Market / Vendor Watch

August 8, 2017
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
Advisory firm Mortgage Banking Solutions, Austin, TX, is working on three mortgage-related acquisitions...
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Jumbo Originations Up in 2Q17 as Banks Report Strong Demand

August 7, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Lee Smith, an executive vice president and COO at Flagstar, said the bank’s jumbo originations were bolstered by the acquisition of Opes Advisors…
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Redwood Trust Ready to Test the MBS Waters with ‘Expanded’ Prime

August 4, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Choice mortgages carry rates that are roughly 100 basis points to 125 basis points higher than rates on Redwood’s super-prime program, known as Select.
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Big Banks Diverge on a Huge Question: To Retain Mortgages or Not? BofA Keeping 90 Percent…

August 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
BofA CEO Brian Moynihan: “Now, the answer is, we just retain the mortgages and frankly the credit quality on ours is not worth paying the insurance [associated with selling loans into MBS].”
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