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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: First Horizon Takes Loss on Sale of Mortgages, Restructures / Inflation Still High / Margins Improve at PNC / FHA Supports Build-to-Rent

October 15, 2026
Brandon Ivey
First Horizon took a $473 million pre-tax loss in non-interest income on the sale of mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $4.5 billion.
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Originations Decline at Big Banks in Third Quarter

October 15, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Residential mortgage originations declined in the third quarter at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Even with high interest rates, servicing portfolios appear to be performing well.
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Home Equity Lending Holds Up at BofA in Third Quarter

October 14, 2026
Brandon Ivey
BofA's originations of home equity loans increased by 2.9% from the second quarter.
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Ellington Preps Non-Agency MBS With GSE-Eligible Loans From Pennymac

October 14, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Loans in the $294.1 million issuance have seasoned for an average of two months.
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Short Takes: Applications Decline a Little More / Mixed Reading for Home Sales in September / Upside to Higher Interest Rates / Better Reducing Expenses

October 14, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Mortgage applications declined by 2.7% on a weekly basis last week.
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Originations, Mortgage Earnings Decline in 3Q at Chase, Wells

October 13, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Chase posted a large drop in production income compared with the second quarter and an increase in net servicing revenue.
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Short Takes: Pulte Skips MBA Conference / Rates Projected to Hit 7.85% / UWM’s Share Price Nears $1.00 / State Regulators Looking for Feedback on MLO Testing

October 13, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Pulte's planned speaking spot at the MBA conference went from in-person to virtual to canceled.
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Short Takes: Pulte Avoids Chicago / Pending Home Sales Falling / Experian Reduces Charges

October 12, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Rather than speaking as scheduled today, the MBA said FHFA Director Bill Pulte “hopes to be with us remotely on Tuesday.”
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Agency MBS Issuance Declines in 3Q With Drop in Refis

October 9, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Refi volume in agency MBS issuance declined by 46.3% on a quarterly basis.
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Equifax Extends $1 Price for VS4 Through End of 2028

October 9, 2026
Brandon Ivey
Nearly 2,000 lenders and resellers are obtaining VS4 scores for free when paying for FICO scores and more than 165 lenders are exclusively using VS4 for certain loans.
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