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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: FDIC Plans CRA Proposal / Home Sales Expected to Remain Constrained / Agency MBS-Focused REIT Takes Loss in 2Q / Morgan Stanley’s Latest Non-Agency MBS

July 10, 2025
Brandon Ivey
It’s not yet clear what’s in the FDIC's pending CRA proposal or if the other federal banking regulators are planning similar proposals.
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Mortgage Industry Cheers Tax Breaks in Megabill

July 10, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The One Big Beautiful Bill included a plethora of tax breaks for individuals and businesses. The bill also sharply reduced the CFPB’s budget.
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Maryland Bank to Acquire Mortgage Broker Shop

July 9, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The Bank of Glen Burnie will pay $750,000 along with sharing profits for three years and an origination-based add-on.
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Short Takes: FICO’s Reaction / Applications Increase / FHA Foreclosure Moratorium in Texas County / Fannie Selling NPLs / Still Retiring From PulteGroup

July 9, 2025
Dennis Hollier and Brandon Ivey
FICO's stock price took a hit after the FHFA announced that the GSEs will immediately accept VantageScore 4.0.
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Government-Insured Purchase Mortgages Outpace Competition

July 8, 2025
Brandon Ivey
FHA purchase-mortgage business in Ginnie Mae MBS hit $54.47 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
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Prices for New Homes Declining at Accelerated Rate

July 8, 2025
Brandon Ivey
To help combat a decline in demand for new homes, homebuilders have reduced building activity to some extent and leaned on incentives such as mortgage buydowns.
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Mortgage Locks Tick Up in June With Refi Push

July 8, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Locks were up 2.0% from May.
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Short Takes: Employment on Shaky Ground / U.S. Citizen Share of Mortgage Lending Rising / Home Sales Slowing / New Wholesale Option for RTLs

July 8, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Some 29% of households surveyed by Fannie Mae in June said they were concerned about potentially losing their jobs, up from a 22% share in May.
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Invictis, Barclays Boost Non-QM MBS Issuance

July 7, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The issuers started marketing the deals just before the Fourth of July weekend.
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Purchase-Mortgage Volume Strong at FHA, VA in 2Q

July 3, 2025
Brandon Ivey
FHA and VA purchase-mortgage volume increased by nearly 30% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. GSE mortgages with private MI and agency purchase mortgages without primary MI lagged behind. (Includes two data tables.)
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