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Brandon Ivey

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Trump Considering Declaring National Housing Emergency

September 2, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The national emergency declaration would allow the administration to use extraordinary powers to address high home prices and limited housing supply.
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Mortgage Tech Company Faces Stock Trading Limit

September 2, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Voxtur Analytics has faced financial difficulties in the past year and was late filing earnings for the second quarter of 2025.
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Short Takes: Tariffs and Interest Rates / Figure IPO Could Raise Around $500 Million / Bank Launches Non-QM Offerings in Wholesale Channel / NYMT Rebrands to Adamas Trust

September 2, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Analysts at Mortgage Capital Trading said the 10-year was up Tuesday due to a court ruling Aug. 29 determining that the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to implement tariffs was illegal.
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Large Servicers See Rise in 2Q Delinquencies

August 27, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Delinquencies rose at both nonbanks and banks during the quarter.
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Purchase Mortgages Outpace Refis in Second Quarter

August 22, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Purchase-mortgage originations increased by 41.2% from the first quarter while refi business was up 34.1%.
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Rocket Upsizes Securitization of Closed-End Seconds

August 22, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The deal size increased by nearly 30% compared with Rocket's initial plans.
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Homebuilder Hovnanian Sees Margins Shrink With Buydowns

August 22, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Some 75% of Hovnanian homebuyers who received a mortgage from the company used a buydown during the fiscal third quarter this year.
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Short Takes: Senators Prep NFIP Reform Proposal / Existing Home Sales Increase Slightly / Non-Agency MBS Benefit From Moody’s Change

August 22, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, and Cory Booker, D-NJ, are seeking feedback on potential reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program.
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ABS Market Largely Comfortable With SEC Conflicts Rule

August 21, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The rule, implemented in June, aims to prevent conflicts of interest in the ABS market. The SEC provided no-action relief in May, helping ease compliance with the rule.
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Purchase Mortgages, Refi Lending Increase in Second Quarter

August 21, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Purchase-mortgage lending outpaced refinance business in the second quarter. But purchase-mortgage volume barely budged compared with the first half of 2024 while refi production was up 66.1%. (Includes four data tables.)
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