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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: HPA Expected to Slow / Foreclosures Decline / PrimeLending Growing in Texas / Cenlar Aims to ‘Fortify’ its Compliance

December 12, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Experts surveyed by Fannie project that home price appreciation in 2024 will come in at a rate of less than half of the appreciation accumulated this year.
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Short Takes: Texas Mortgage M&A? / Warehouse Advice: Be Honest / More Job Cuts / MSR Auctions / Blend Reduces Debt

December 11, 2023
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Mortgage banking firms handed pink slips to 2,700 full-timers in October while brokerage shops cut 800...
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Thompson: Expanding FHLBank Membership Up to Congress

December 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
FHFA Director Sandra Thompson will leave any decision on expanding membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank system up to Congress.
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Mortgage-Banking Income at Banks Up in Third Quarter

December 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Earnings ticked up in the third quarter, with some large banks posting significant increases in income. Loan sales and markups in mortgage servicing rights played a role in the improved profits.
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Short Takes: Jobs and Interest Rates / CFPB Servicing Rule Coming / Incenter Expands Advisory Services / Securitization of Proprietary Reverse Mortgages

December 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Despite a relatively strong jobs report, the MBA still anticipates that the Fed will begin to cut rates in the spring.
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Recapturing Borrowers a Major Factor in Servicing Decisions

December 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Should lenders retain servicing duties or let a subservicer handle those responsibilities? Subservicers suggest they’re the best option.
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Grapevine: Blend Buys Time; Material Weakness in Bank Reporting

December 8, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Blend paid down a portion of a term loan and extended the loan; Capital City Bank faces material weakness in internal controls; Associated Bank adjusts portfolio lending strategy; First American fined for cybersecurity breach; MISMO launches eVault standards; new tech platform for brokers.
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SIFMA Details Punitive Impact of Capital Proposal

December 7, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Proposed capital requirements for large banks would create “perverse incentives” for banks regarding securitization activity, according to a new analysis by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Nonbank Sends GSE-Eligible Loans Into Non-Agency MBS

December 7, 2023
Brandon Ivey
CalCon Mutual Mortgage plans to issue a $576.2 million non-agency MBS with mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs. It will be the first non-agency MBS from the issuer.
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PennyMac Ordered to Pay $155 Million in Tech Breakup

December 7, 2023
Brandon Ivey
Black Knight didn’t receive all of the damages it sought from PennyMac while the nonbank servicer is now free and clear to use proprietary technology that’s less expensive than Black Knight’s offerings.
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