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Brandon Ivey

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Wells Fargo Resumes Third-Party Jumbo Originations

February 17, 2021
Brandon Ivey

In mid-January, Charles Scharf, president and CEO of Wells, had indicated the bank was ready to resume activity on correspondent basis, but was noncomittal.


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Starwood Re-Entering Single-Family Rental Securitization Market

February 17, 2021
Brandon Ivey

An affiliate of Starwood Capital Group merged with Blackstone's Invitation Homes in 2017. SCG started a new SFR investment initiative in 2018.


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Flagstar Preps New $489 Million Jumbo MBS

February 16, 2021
Brandon Ivey

The characteristics of the mortgages are similar to the types of jumbos Flagstar was securitizing before the market was disrupted last year...


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Short Takes: loanDepot's Stock Rises / Average G-Fee Declines / UpEquity Raises $25 Million / Forbearance Share Declines

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey

loanDepot's stock jumped more than 50% on its first day of trading after the nonbank downsized its IPO.


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Heads Up: CFPB Looking to Hire Attorneys

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey

CFPB's acting director said more attorneys are needed to achieve his goal of "vigorous oversight of all applicable federal laws and the fullest utilization of our legal authorities."


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Delinquencies Decline Across the Board in Fourth Quarter

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey

Time-based measures of delinquency rates showed slight declines during the fourth quarter of 2020, as did the foreclosure rate, according to Inside Mortgage Finance's large servicer delinquency index.


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Angel Oak Top Contributor to Expanded-Credit MBS in 2020

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Angel Oak Companies was the top supplier of expanded-credit mortgages securitized in 2020. Across the industry, volume was down in the fourth quarter and for the full year. (Includes three data charts.)
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Wells Resumes Third-Party Jumbo Originations

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Wells Fargo is once again buying jumbo mortgages from correspondents. Meanwhile, newly minted public company United Wholesale is set to resume originating the product through brokers.
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QM Standards in Limbo After Change in CFPB Leadership

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey
The CFPB’s acting director has asked bureau officials to explore options to maintain the status quo on QM standards with less than a month left before the new rule takes effect.
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Non-QM Lenders Focusing on Purchase Mortgages

February 12, 2021
Brandon Ivey
Originations of non-QMs tend to be more heavily weighted toward purchase mortgages than the broader mortgage origination market. Lenders are working to advise loan originators on the unique product offerings in the sector.
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