Brandon Ivey

Cash-Out Refi Investment-Property Mortgages Collateral for New MBS

November 20, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Visio originates through the retail channel but also uses loan brokers…

As Conventional Lending Slumps, Expanded-Credit Originations Fill the Void

November 19, 2018

Brandon Ivey

The top five EC lenders in 3Q18 were Redwood Trust, U.S. Bank, Angel Oak, Citibank and Citadel Servicing…

Short Takes: Rates, Rates, Rates / When the Big Stock Swoon Comes / Checking In on Ditech / Mill City’s Non-Agency MBS / Illinois Branch Manager Accused of Fraud / MCT Hires Lenders One Manager

November 19, 2018

Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Yemeng Yang

Rates were in a decline Monday morning...

Non-Agency Jumbo Sector Loses Market Share in 3Q18

November 19, 2018

Brandon Ivey

The decline in market share for jumbos has occurred as interest rates have risen.

JPM Packages Jumbos with Relatively High LTV Ratios in Unique MBS

November 15, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Moody’s Investors Service said 47.0 percent of the dollar volume of the loans in the MBS were underwritten by United Shore…

Short Takes: Who is Andrew Olmem and Why Does He Matter? (GSE Reform) / A Production Gain for Ditech / Citywide Home Loans Signs Partnership Deal with Stearns / Caliber Readies Nonprime MBS

November 15, 2018

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

If you haven’t heard of Andrew Olmem before, it’s because he tends to keep a low profile.

Goldman Preps Large Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned Mortgages Acquired from a ‘GSE’

November 14, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Loans in GSMBS Trust 2018-RPL1 were acquired from a government-sponsored enterprise, though Fitch didn’t identify which GSE.

PrimeLending Recruits LOs, Cuts Poor Performers

November 13, 2018

Brandon Ivey

As of early November, PrimeLending had 1,336 LOs registered on the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.

Altisource’s Equator Includes a Blockchain Option in its Servicing Platform

November 13, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Altisource said the tech offering provides the option for individual mortgages to be tracked as individual chains of data via blockchain...

Ellington Will Convert to a REIT, Focusing on Credit Investments and Agency MBS

November 12, 2018

Brandon Ivey

Ellington CEO Laurence Penn: “Becoming a REIT would bring with it big benefits, such as lower effective tax rates..."

Brandon Ivey

ARTICLES

Cash-Out Refi Investment-Property Mortgages Collateral for New MBS

As Conventional Lending Slumps, Expanded-Credit Originations Fill the Void

Short Takes: Rates, Rates, Rates / When the Big Stock Swoon Comes / Checking In on Ditech / Mill City’s Non-Agency MBS / Illinois Branch Manager Accused of Fraud / MCT Hires Lenders One Manager

Non-Agency Jumbo Sector Loses Market Share in 3Q18

JPM Packages Jumbos with Relatively High LTV Ratios in Unique MBS

Short Takes: Who is Andrew Olmem and Why Does He Matter? (GSE Reform) / A Production Gain for Ditech / Citywide Home Loans Signs Partnership Deal with Stearns / Caliber Readies Nonprime MBS

Goldman Preps Large Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned Mortgages Acquired from a ‘GSE’

PrimeLending Recruits LOs, Cuts Poor Performers

Altisource’s Equator Includes a Blockchain Option in its Servicing Platform

Ellington Will Convert to a REIT, Focusing on Credit Investments and Agency MBS

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