Skip to content
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Cart
  • Inside Mortgage Finance
  • MBS & ABS
  • The GSEs
  • The CFPB
  • Mortgage Trends
  • FHA/VA Lending
  • Nonconforming Markets
  • Data
    • Subscribe to Data
Home » Authors » Brandon Ivey

Brandon Ivey

bivey@imfpubs.com
Articles

ARTICLES

Short Takes: Cyber Attack to Cost loanDepot at Least $12 Million / Mortgage Applications Decline / Home Prices Up in December / Sales of New Homes Increase / Pretium Sells a Stake

February 28, 2024
Brandon Ivey
Insurance won't fully cover loanDepot's expenses from a cyberattack that occurred in January.
Read More

MSR Fair Value Changes Prompt Loss for Ocwen

February 27, 2024
Brandon Ivey
Disregarding changes in MSR values, Ocwen's servicing business was profitable in 2023 while the nonbank's origination business broke even.
Read More

Short Takes: Treasury Focusing on Property Insurance Costs / Chase Stocks MBS With HELOCs From Nonbanks / Great Ajax Turns to Rithm / KBW Sees Upside in GSE Stock

February 27, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The roundtable hosted by the Treasury focused on how the increased risks from climate change are affecting insurance markets.
Read More

Bank CRT Activity Expected to Increase

February 26, 2024
Brandon Ivey
To this point, the deals have been more frequent in Europe than in the U.S.
Read More

Short Takes: Trade Groups Urge SCOTUS to Hear Bankruptcy Case / Another MSR Securitization From PennyMac / Jumbo Reverse Mortgage Securitization

February 26, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The MBA cautioned that a ruling by the Fourth Circuit against PHH Mortgage departed from standard practices and could have wide-ranging harmful impacts for lenders.
Read More

Home-Improvement ABS Market is Expected to Grow

February 23, 2024
Brandon Ivey
KBRA said home-improvement ABS are performing better than securitized unsecured consumer loans with similar borrower credit characteristics, but worse than securitized prime auto loans.
Read More

Steady Issuance Expected for Home-Improvement ABS

February 22, 2024
Brandon Ivey
Issuance of home-improvement securitizations came in at $3.5 billion in 2023, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency. Some of that volume was in privately-rated deals that haven’t been disclosed to this point.
Read More

Short Takes: Government Servicing Effort at MISMO / Housing Activity Slows / How Do Escrows Work? / Ratings for RTL Securitization / Publishing Break

February 16, 2024
Brandon Ivey
FHA, VA, Ginnie Mae and USDA are working with MISMO on a new servicing dataset.
Read More

Fannie’s Holdings of MBS Jump in Fourth Quarter

February 15, 2024
Brandon Ivey
MBS account for a small portion of the GSEs’ mortgage portfolios. However, the portfolios increased in the fourth quarter thanks to Fannie adding to its MBS holdings. (Includes data table.)
Read More

CMBS Whistleblower Prevails in Supreme Court Case

February 15, 2024
Brandon Ivey
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former research strategist at UBS in a whistleblower protection case under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The ruling has an impact on employee protections well beyond UBS.
Read More
View All Articles by Brandon Ivey

Latest Imf News

  • Ginnie Drives Growth in Agency Servicing in First Quarter

  • REIT MBS Investors Took Hits With Volatility in 1Q

  • PIMCO Cites Issues With Trump Admin’s Affordability Efforts

  • Margins Improve on Originations at Fifth Third in 1Q

More Imf News

Featured Data

  • Structured Finance Market Keeps Momentum Going

  • Purchase-Mortgage Volume Plods Along in Agency Market

  • Warehouse Lending Elevated Ahead of March Disruption

  • ARM Production Bounces Back in Fourth Quarter

More Featured Data

Featured Reports

  • Mortgage Profitability Report 4Q25 (PDF)

  • Agency Channel Analysis: 4Q25 (PDF)

  • GSE Repurchase Activity: Cumulative Through Fourth Quarter 2025 (PDF Format)

  • IMF Mortgage Directory: Full interactive database

More Latest Reports

Featured Poll

As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?

View Results
  • About
    • About Inside Mortgage Finance
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Privacy Policy/Terms
    • Article Reprints/Web Postings
    • Copyright FAQ
  • Customer Center
    • Subscribe
    • Request a Sample
    • Account Inquiries
    • Change of Address
    • Change of Delivery Method
    • Data Licensing
    • Password Reminder
    • Group Subscriptions
    • Refunds
    • Renew Your Subscription
    • E-mail Newsletters
  • Mortgage Data
    • Origination
    • Servicing and Portfolios
    • Mortgage Insurance
    • Securitization
    • Agency MBS Activity
    • Non-Agency MBS Activity
    • MBS Investor Activity
    • ABS Activity
    • Commercial MBS Activity
    • Funding Activity
    • Earnings and Financials
    • Regulatory Data
    • Mortgage Rates and Terms
    • Subscribe to Data
    • Lender Profiles
    • HMDA Dashboard
    • Contacts Directory
    • Custom Data
    • Data Licensing
  • Reports
    • Data Reports
    • Industry Studies
    • Regulatory Reports
    • Statistical Annual
    • Free Reports

© Copyright 2026 Inside Mortgage Finance Publications
Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing