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Brandon Ivey

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Profits Expected when GSEs Report 4Q Earnings This Week

February 10, 2021
Brandon Ivey

Mortgage-backed security issuance by the GSEs offers one metric to feed into the crystal ball.


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Borrowers with GSE Mortgages Allowed to Extend Forbearance

February 10, 2021
Brandon Ivey

Coronavirus-related forbearance on mortgages serviced for the GSEs can extend three months past the initial 12-month deadline, according to the FHFA.


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Short Takes: Forbearance Down Slightly / Foreclosures a Concern / 1Q Originations Steady at NewRez / Ocwen Hires New Growth Officer

February 9, 2021
Brandon Ivey

While the share of mortgages in forbearance declined at the end of January, more than one million borrowers feel they're at risk of foreclosure.


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Redwood Goes Bigger with its Latest Jumbo MBS

February 9, 2021
Brandon Ivey

After issuing a $345.40 million jumbo MBS in December, Redwood is in the market with a $527.40 million deal.


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With a New Chairman in the Seat, NCUA Proposal on MSRs in Doubt

February 8, 2021
Brandon Ivey

The two major CU trade associations, the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions, and a number of other state-specific industry groups submitted letters in support of the proposal.


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Lender Earnings Set to Slide in 2021?

February 8, 2021
Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: The M&A Game / GR Racks Up #2 / Phoenix’s Flow Deal / Verus Preps MBS / When You Can Advertise During the Super Bowl, You’ve Arrived

February 5, 2021
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

You’ve had a lights-out kind of year when your company can afford to advertise during the Super Bowl. So, take a bow Guaranteed Rate, Quicken (Rocket) and United Wholesale Mortgage...


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About Those QM Rule Changes … Not So Fast, Uejio Suggests

February 5, 2021
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

The new QM standards are set to take effect March 1 with a mandatory compliance date of July 1. Between March 1 and July 1 lenders can use the QM patch or the new standards but after July 1, originators can only use the new standards.


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Lenders’ Profits Expected to Decline After Exceptional 2020

February 5, 2021
Brandon Ivey
If mortgage originations are operating in a typical three-year cycle, profits will likely fall this year, according to industry analysts. The wild card: how lenders react to continued demand for refis.
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PennyMac's Net Income Declines in 4Q20. Lending and MSRs Head North

February 5, 2021
Brandon Ivey

In 4Q20, the nonbank mortgage giant originated $69.41 billion of product, a 28.1% improvement from a red hot third quarter. Its servicing portfolio grew by 6.2% in that span to $426.75 billion.


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