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Brandon Ivey

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SG Capital Partners Packs Large Share of Non-QMs into its Latest Nonprime MBS

April 12, 2018
Brandon Ivey
SG Capital Partners focuses on loans with higher balances than other nonprime MBS aggregators.
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Guaranteed Rate Expects to Hit Record Volume in 2018 with Strong Purchase Activity

April 11, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The nonbank locked $2.3 billion of purchase mortgages in March, up 52.0 percent from the prior month.
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Short Takes: Rep. Waters Doesn’t Hold Back on Criticism of Mulvaney / Next Up: Sen. Warren (CFPB Founder) / When Bank LOs Make More than Their CEOs / G-Rate Steps Up LO Recruitment / Worrying About GSE Servicing Comp (Still)

April 11, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
According to the consulting firm of Garrett, McAuley & Co., some mortgage loan officers at depositories earn at least four-times what their CEOs make...
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SoFi Hires Former Co-Head of Structured Finance at Goldman as CFO. Meaning?

April 10, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The hiring of Gill hire has prompted some speculation that SoFi might resume issuance of non-agency MBS…
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ARMs Gained Market Share in 2017, but Volume was Flat

April 10, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Chase was the top-ranked ARM producer in 2017…
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Non-Agency MBS Issuance Shines Brightly in 1Q18; EC MBS a Standout

April 9, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Expanded-credit MBS issuance tripled in the first quarter…
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A New Non-Agency MBS from Flagstar – but with a Low Sampling Ratio

April 9, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Fitch said it was able to gain comfort with less than a 100 percent sample size due to its on-site operational assessment of Flagstar’s procedures and controls…
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Short Takes: A Million Complaints, Already? / About the CFPB’s Workforce / Good News for Fannie and Freddie / Former Capital One Exec Launches Mortgage-Oriented Fintech Lender / A Surge in Non-Agency MBS Deals this Week

April 9, 2018
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
The lender has backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and unidentified banks…
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Spring Homebuying Season to the Rescue? Maybe, Maybe Not

April 5, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Lenders cited a lack of inventory of homes for sale as one of the major factors limiting demand for purchase mortgages.
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MERS Launches Product to Help Lenders ‘Conveniently’ Implement eNotes as Part of Digital Mortgage Process

April 4, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Simon Moir of eOriginal said eNotes are the most important document in closings of digital mortgages…
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