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Articles by Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: East Coast-West Coast Mortgage Merger Afoot? / What, CitiMortgage Wants to Expand Its Presence in Mortgages? / A Sweet Deal for Ocwen’s New CFO / A Choice for Millennials: A House or a College Education

May 20, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
Apparently, CitiMortgage wants to grow its presence in the origination market, including the correspondent channel where it has a slight pulse.
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CFPB Ready to Crack Down on Lenders for Facilitating ‘Occupancy Fraud’

May 19, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is on the lookout for lenders that facilitate occupancy fraud as a way to avoid the agency's ability-to-repay rule.
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What Realtors Look for in a Mortgage Banker: Reliable Preapprovals

May 16, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The new survey of more than 2,000 real estate agents found that respondents recommend specific mortgage providers for 59 percent of their homebuyer transactions.
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Issuers Warn that SEC Proposal Could Shut Down Non-Agency MBS Sector

May 14, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The disclosure regime envisioned by the SEC prompts even greater privacy concerns than the initial proposal, according to a number of non-agency MBS issuers.
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Green Tree Fails Servicing Settlement Metrics Test; Will it Affect M&A?

May 14, 2014
Brandon Ivey
In a report released Wednesday morning, the servicing settlement monitor said Green Tree failed eight metrics tested in the second half of 2013.
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Short Takes: Watt Admits FHFA Can End the Conservatorships / GSE Stock Strategy: Buy Low, Sell High / Subprime Standards Tighten / Top Servicer Complaint: No SPOC / FHFA Unveils Foreclosure Prevention Pilot in Motown

May 14, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
In case you didn’t notice, the price of Fannie and Freddie common rose about 5 percent Tuesday, after Watt spoke. In trading Wednesday, they were up again...
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Jumbo MBS Issuance Resumes: Pricing More Attractive, But…

May 13, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Brett Nicholas, president of Redwood Trust, said the real estate investment trust plans to issue its next jumbo MBS around June.
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Bank Holdings of Home Equity Loans Decline; Originations Rise

May 12, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Banks were largely unwilling to sell off HEL holdings in 2013, according to MountainView Capital Group, an advisor on whole loan sales.
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Nationstar Lags Behind Other Servicers in HAMP Performance

May 12, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Nationstar made “right-party” contact with delinquent borrowers to determine their eligibility for HAMP in only 65 percent of such cases from March 2013 through February, the government found.
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The MSR Deals Keep Coming; BofA Selling Product to SLS

May 12, 2014
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
A portion of the loans being bought by SLS are tied to 11 non-agency mortgage-backed securities.
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