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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: GSE Reform? What’s the Rush? / Calabria, an FHFA Director Candidate? / Capping the Mortgage Interest Deduction at $500,000 / TCF to Buy Nonbank Mortgage Firm

November 2, 2017
Carisa Chappell, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo
Mark Calabria is not exactly a fan of the GSEs...
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Redwood Set to Issue its Second ‘Expanded Prime’ MBS, Suggesting Strong Origination-Volume and Investor Demand

November 1, 2017
Brandon Ivey
The total unpaid principal balance for mortgages backing the deal has yet to be disclosed.
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Little Change in MBS Characteristics in 3Q17

November 1, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Flagstar Bank was the top originator of loans that fed prime non-agency MBS in the third quarter…
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Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance Catches Fire in October

October 31, 2017
Brandon Ivey
In the Chase MBS, 44.3 percent of the loans were originated by correspondents…
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Deephaven Brings New Nonprime MBS with Angel Oak as Top Contributor

October 31, 2017
Brandon Ivey
It’s Deephaven’s third nonprime MBS deal of the year…
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Sharp Differences in Denial Rates for Jumbos; Some Nonbanks Have Turn-Downs North of 40 Percent

October 30, 2017
Brandon Ivey
In 2016, the overall denial rate for applications for jumbo mortgages was 18.6 percent.
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Momentum Building for Housing-Finance Reform? Yes, No, Maybe?

October 27, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Joshua Rosner, managing director of Graham Fisher & Co., said his discussions with Trump officials and members of Congress suggest that the administration’s reform principles won’t be released until early next year…
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Coming Soon: The Trump Administration’s ‘Principles’ on GSE Reform

October 25, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Look for any principles on GSE reform to avoid specificity so as not to box-in legislation being drafted in Congress…
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Short Takes: MBA CEO Dave Stevens Announces Retirement / The Search for a Successor Begins Now / MBA Bullish on Purchase Lending, Refis Not So Much / All Hail Peyton / President Bolts PrimeLending for Nonbank

October 25, 2017
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Who will replace Dave Stevens at MBA? The speculation has already begun...
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Banks Look Forward to Revised Capital Treatment on MSRs; Worse Than Greek Bonds?

October 24, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Speaking at the MBA convention, one executive said that under current rules, bank holdings of MSRs are treated more harshly than holdings of Greek bonds.
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