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Articles by Brandon Ivey

First-Time Homebuyers More Likely to Be Influenced than Other Homebuyers on Lender Selection

April 10, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Some 32 percent of first-time homebuyers said that referrals from friends, family or co-workers had a major influence on their choice of lender, compared with only 18 percent of repeat homebuyers.
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Short Takes: Capital Hill Update/FHLB Tidbit/Freddie Takes L.A.

April 9, 2015
Carisa Chappell, Brandon Ivey, and Thomas Ressler
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Rushmore Increasing Its Special Servicing Portfolio, Looking to Performing Mortgages

April 9, 2015
Brandon Ivey
A focus on special servicing has helped Rushmore Loan Management Services increase its portfolio in recent years. Standard & Poor’s also recently upgraded the firm’s special servicing rating to “above average.”
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Short Takes: Grassley Has Questions About GSE Sweep, Crapo Bill Targets CFPB Rules, Fed Watchers Await Minutes, Purchase Mortgage Apps Up

April 8, 2015
Brandon Ivey and Thomas Ressler
CAPITAL HILL REPORT: Shortly before the U.S. Congress vacated the nation’s capital for its spring recess, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-ID, introduced legislation that would require all rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau be evaluated in the 10-year regulatory review process under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, which seeks to identify rules that are unnecessary, outdated and overly burdensome. The Dodd-Frank Act already requires the CFPB to similarly review every major rulemaking…
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Principal Reduction Loan Modifications Less Frequent

April 7, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The decline in the use of principal reduction mods is concentrated on bank portfolio loans as opposed to mortgages in non-agency MBS.
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Jumbo MBS Issuance Hit Post-Crisis High in First Quarter

April 6, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Six firms issued jumbo MBS in 1Q 2015, down from eight participants the previous quarter.
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Nationstar Prevails in Court Case Over Disputed NPL Sales

April 6, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Truman Capital alleged that Nationstar backed out of the transaction after realizing that the sale price for the NPLs was lower than fair market value.
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Reliability of a Lender’s Preapproval a Key Issue for Real Estate Agents

April 3, 2015
Brandon Ivey
One real estate agent said an unidentified lender offers preapproval letters to “anyone who walks in.”
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Banks and Thrifts Hold Just Under $1 Trillion of Second Liens

April 3, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The 90+ day delinquency rate on second liens was 0.27 percent at December 31, just about flat compared with the previous quarter.
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Impac’s 1Q Volume Surge Aided by CashCall Acquisition

April 2, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Tomkinson plans to increase CashCall’s licensing by an additional 30 states within 60 days.
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