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Brandon Ivey

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United Wholesale’s Earnings Propped Up by MSR Sales

August 10, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Year-to-date, UWM has booked nearly $1.4 billion in proceeds from sales of MSRs and excess MSRs.
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Blend Cuts More Staff in Effort to Turn Profit

August 10, 2023
Brandon Ivey
The layoffs will result in a $33 million reduction in operating expenses on an annual basis.
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Short Takes: Ishbia Bashes Rocket / UWM Goes High and Low / Foreclosures Decline / ‘Clueless’ on Housing

August 10, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Rocket has “kind of fallen off the deep end,” according to Mat Ishbia, chairman and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage.
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Margins Improve in Second Quarter, Looking for More

August 10, 2023
Brandon Ivey
With employee counts shrinking and Wells Fargo exiting the correspondent channel, lenders reported an increase in margins in the second quarter.
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United Wholesale Mortgage Recovers From Loss in 1Q

August 9, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Much of the reversal in UWM’s earnings in the second quarter was tied to changes in the value of mortgage servicing rights.
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Short Takes: Elevated Interest Rates for FHA / Loss for FoA / WAMC Goes with AGMIT

August 9, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Interest rates on FHA mortgages are at levels last seen in 2002.
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Short Takes: Mortgage Fair Housing Complaints Decline / Fewer Cash-Out Offerings / Plenty of Equity

August 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
The National Fair Housing Alliance tracks complaints from fair housing organizations and government agencies.
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Short Takes: A Greenlight From the FTC / August 25? / However… / A Return to Cutting Bankers, Brokers / Not a Good Time to Buy

August 7, 2023
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Only 18% of consumers believe now is a good time to buy a home...
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Mr. Cooper Growing Servicing and Cutting Costs

August 4, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Mr. Cooper’s servicing portfolio is expanding while the number of employees in the nonbank’s call center is declining. Investment in technology is helping to reduce costs and fuel servicing growth.
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Grapevine: Better Close to Going Public; FICO Increasing Revenue

August 4, 2023
Brandon Ivey
SEC approves Better-Aurora merger; FICO increasing mortgage revenue as originations decline; Rithm to spin off most of its origination/servicing business; impact of revised capital requirements for large banks.
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