Brandon Ivey

ABS Market Alive: Oil Deal Completed, Auto in Works

April 16, 2020

A $200 million ABS backed by oil and gas assets closed this week while presale reports were published for four auto-backed transactions.

MFA and AGMIT Buy More Time From Their Financiers

April 16, 2020

Brandon Ivey

MFA Financial and AG Mortgage Investment Trust have staved off margin calls from most of their financiers for at least two weeks.

Outlook ‘Negative’ for Some Nonbanks, ‘Stable’ for Others

April 16, 2020

Brandon Ivey

S&P bumps its outlook to negative on three nonbanks, while maintaining a stable rating on two others. Some are key players in GNMAs.

Purchase-Mortgage Originations Seen Down Due to Coronavirus

April 16, 2020

Brandon Ivey

Production of purchase mortgages is likely to fall this year due to issues tied to the coronavirus.

Impac Not Ready to Resume Mortgage Originations

April 16, 2020

Brandon Ivey

Impac had hoped to resume lending again after a shutdown of two weeks. But that was then...

Short Takes: Help for Nonbanks After All? / A Steep Lending Decline for a Jumbo Producer / loanDepot’s Hiring Pledge / A New Retail Office for Angel Oak

April 15, 2020

Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Layoffs? Don’t tell that to loanDepot. In a press statement earlier in the week, company founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh pledged to hire 3,000 employees by the end of 2020…

Regulators Allow Banks to Delay Appraisals Until After the Loan Closes

April 15, 2020

Brandon Ivey

For certain residential mortgages, including refis, banks can delay obtaining an appraisal for up to 120 days after a loan closes.

Short Takes: The Calabria Debate Continues / Salome? / Probably Not / MFA Selling Anything that’s Not Nailed Down

April 14, 2020

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, S&P Global downgraded a handful of large nonbanks, including Mr. Cooper, Ocwen Financial, and Freedom Mortgage, which rank third, 13^th and 14^th, respectively among servicers, according to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance...

Coronavirus Crisis Reshaping Lenders’ Best Practices

April 10, 2020

Brandon Ivey

Industry analysts suggest lenders sell loans quickly and use best-efforts pricing options to offset volatility caused by the coronavirus crisis.

CECL Standard Delayed for Banks, Nonbanks Waiting

April 10, 2020

Brandon Ivey

Banks have received two-year relief from the full impact of the new current expected credit losses accounting standard as they cope with broader impact of the coronavirus. Nonbanks are seeking similar relief.

Brandon Ivey

ARTICLES

ABS Market Alive: Oil Deal Completed, Auto in Works

MFA and AGMIT Buy More Time From Their Financiers

Outlook ‘Negative’ for Some Nonbanks, ‘Stable’ for Others

Purchase-Mortgage Originations Seen Down Due to Coronavirus

Impac Not Ready to Resume Mortgage Originations

Short Takes: Help for Nonbanks After All? / A Steep Lending Decline for a Jumbo Producer / loanDepot’s Hiring Pledge / A New Retail Office for Angel Oak

Regulators Allow Banks to Delay Appraisals Until After the Loan Closes

Short Takes: The Calabria Debate Continues / Salome? / Probably Not / MFA Selling Anything that’s Not Nailed Down

Coronavirus Crisis Reshaping Lenders’ Best Practices

CECL Standard Delayed for Banks, Nonbanks Waiting

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