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Brandon Ivey

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MFA to Acquire Business-Purpose Lender Lima One

May 6, 2021
Brandon Ivey

MFA already owned a minority stake in Lima One.


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Short Takes: GSEs Get Specific on Dates for Refi Initiative / CHLA Persistent on FHA Issue / Former HUD Chief Montgomery Launches Consulting Firm / Should Nonbanks be on the Hook for CRA?

May 5, 2021
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

The Community Home Lenders Association continues to pound the drumbeat, once again calling on the FHA to eliminate its life-of-loan mortgage insurance policy...


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New Residential’s Income Jumps in 1Q, Aided by MSR Marks

May 5, 2021
Brandon Ivey

In early April, New Residential agreed to buy competitor Caliber Home Loans for roughly $1.68 billion.


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Short Takes: Not Good Enough? / Up Next: Rocket / No Ratings Impact from Wells Deal / Beware of Loan Concessions / Reverse Lender Settles with the CFPB

May 3, 2021
Paul Muolo, Brandon Ivey, and Lisa Burden

Industry consultant Joe Garrett is warning mortgage lenders about loan concessions...


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Many Lenders Planning Hybrid Home/Office Work

April 30, 2021
Brandon Ivey
When the pandemic subsides, the majority of lenders plan to allow to some employees to continue working from home.
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Short Takes: The MSR Auctions Keep Coming / NewRez Ups Warehouse Bond / More Ginnie EBOs Hit the Market / Redwood’s New MBS / A Forbearance Streak Ends

April 30, 2021
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

The secondary market for delinquent FHA and VA loans pulled out of Ginnie Mae MBS continues to hum along. RAMS Capital had pools bidding this week…


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New Fannie/Freddie Caps Impacting Non-Owner-Occupied Loans

April 30, 2021
Brandon Ivey

While the Treasury and FHFA said the 7% cap was “aligned with the current levels” of acquisitions by the GSEs, some analysts believe the loans have accounted for somewhat more than 7% of purchases by Fannie and Freddie each year since 2013.


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MBA Cautions Against Continued Use of Remote Ink Notarization

April 30, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Remote ink notarizations made mortgage closings exceptionally convenient amid the coronavirus, though the MBA suggests that state policymakers should focus on remote online notarization, which is more secure.
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Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance Red Hot; Expanded Credit Slow

April 29, 2021
Brandon Ivey
In April, issuers offered $4.95 billion of prime non-agency MBS across nine deals. Meanwhile, only two expanded-credit MBS hit the market, totaling $735.58 million.
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Commercial mREIT Focusing on Marijuana Funding

April 29, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Advanced Flower Capital Gamma went public in March. The REIT provides first-lien loans to cannabis companies and it’s generating healthy returns.
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