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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: Will the GSEs and MIs Gain? / A New Call to Cut FHA Premiums / Reverse Market Turns Rosy? / Ellie Mae’s CFO Departs / Where Were You When the Secondary Market Shivered? / A New Hire for MGIC

June 4, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Will the new FHA chief cut premiums and end the “life of the loan” premium policy?
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The Mortgage Industry Ponders: How to Finance ‘Gig Economy’ Borrowers

May 31, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Seventy-one percent of lenders said borrowers with gig-economy income have applied for a mortgage within the past year...
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Cherry Hill REIT Raising Nearly $50 Million, Prompting Speculation on Expansion

May 31, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The REIT was vague when describing what the cash will be used for, sticking to the standard line about using the proceeds for “general corporate purposes.”
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Short Takes: Mel Watt’s Successor May Be… / Morgan Stanley had a Role in the FAMC Deal / Consolidation Nation? / A New MBS from Redwood / New Hires for Home Point

May 31, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
The consolidation tidal wave approaches ... or maybe not...
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Lone Star Stays the Course with New Nonprime MBS

May 30, 2018
Brandon Ivey
On average, mortgagors documented $426,633 in liquid reserves...
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Short Takes: Time to Cut Pay for Loan Officers? / Something Has Got to Give / New Rez Readies Non-Agency MBS / Ocwen CFO Resigns / Calyx Hires Sales Chief

May 30, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
loanDepot CEO Anthony Hsieh: “Something’s got to give."
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Ditech in Danger of Being Delisted from NYSE Due to Accounting Issues, Low Capitalization

May 29, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The nation’s 12th largest servicer of home mortgages is in danger of getting booted off the NYSE.
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Home Sales Expected to Increase in 2018 even with Higher Interest Rates and Home Prices

May 25, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Freddie said the strong labor market and years of pent-up interest are increasing demand for purchase mortgages.
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Investors Outbidding First-Time Homebuyers, Genworth Expects Supply of Homes to Increase

May 25, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Tian Liu, chief economist at Genworth Mortgage Insurance, said homebuilders are starting to increase the supply of homes at somewhat lower price points, which could help increase purchases by first-time buyers.
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Short Takes: FHFA Punts on MI Volume Discounts / Fannie Considering an IMAGIN of its Own / Home Sales Decline / Refi Business Worse than 2014?

May 25, 2018
John Bancroft and Brandon Ivey
A senior FHFA official said disputes over private mortgage-insurance pricing likely fall under the jurisdiction of state insurance regulators.
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