Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: Ocwen Registers More Stock / A 12 Day Wait to Announce / The Fidelity Empire / No Income Verification for Flippers / Norcom Hires Reverse Chief

May 30, 2017

All Credit Considered Mortgage is offering investment-property mortgages that do not require verification of the borrower’s income or employment.

A Unique Deal from Credit Suisse: A Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned FHA Mortgages

May 26, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Credit Suisse was a major issuer of post-crisis jumbo MBS, but hasn’t come to market with a jumbo deal since the fourth quarter of 2015.

New Product Watch: Guild’s 1% Downpayment Loan; Stearns Pushes Temporary Rate Buydown

May 25, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Stearns said that temporary interest rate buy-downs are good for borrowers who expect their incomes to increase in the relatively near future.

Short Takes: Trump Copies Obama’s FHA Tech-Fee Idea / More Wholesale Lenders? / Home Point Deal Progresses / CHLA Presses for FHA Premium Cut / A New Director at Impac Mortgage

May 25, 2017

George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo

When’s the last time a publicly traded mortgage company was sold in a stock transaction?

JPM Packages Jumbos and GSE-Eligible Loans Into a $1.02 Billion Non-Agency MBS

May 18, 2017

Brandon Ivey

The MBS collateral includes mortgages from several originators, led by wholesaler United Shore Financial Services…

Delinquencies Resume Downward Trend in 1Q17, Slight Uptick in Foreclosure Starts

May 18, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Among the 32 servicers in Inside Mortgage Finance’s large delinquency index, only two reported an increase in total late payments…

Redwood’s ‘Expanded Prime’ Program Making Inroads

May 17, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Redwood generally prefers to have multiple execution options. The company is considering issuing MBS backed solely by Choice mortgages.

JPM to End a Two-Month Drought in Issuance of Prime Non-Agency MBS

May 16, 2017

Brandon Ivey

The size of the pending jumbo deal from JPM has not been disclosed yet, but AMC, Clayton and Opus are working on reviews...

Serious Delinquency Rate Resumes Downward Trend in 1Q17, Slight Uptick in Foreclosure Starts

May 16, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Marina Walsh, the MBA’s vice president of industry analysis, said mortgage performance has been helped by growth in employment and income...

Jumbo Lending Down 29 Percent in 1Q17: JPM Tops the List…

May 15, 2017

Brandon Ivey

JPMorgan Chase ranked first in the jumbo production with $10.89 billion…

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ARTICLES

Short Takes: Ocwen Registers More Stock / A 12 Day Wait to Announce / The Fidelity Empire / No Income Verification for Flippers / Norcom Hires Reverse Chief

A Unique Deal from Credit Suisse: A Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned FHA Mortgages

New Product Watch: Guild’s 1% Downpayment Loan; Stearns Pushes Temporary Rate Buydown

Short Takes: Trump Copies Obama’s FHA Tech-Fee Idea / More Wholesale Lenders? / Home Point Deal Progresses / CHLA Presses for FHA Premium Cut / A New Director at Impac Mortgage

JPM Packages Jumbos and GSE-Eligible Loans Into a $1.02 Billion Non-Agency MBS

Delinquencies Resume Downward Trend in 1Q17, Slight Uptick in Foreclosure Starts

Redwood’s ‘Expanded Prime’ Program Making Inroads

JPM to End a Two-Month Drought in Issuance of Prime Non-Agency MBS

Serious Delinquency Rate Resumes Downward Trend in 1Q17, Slight Uptick in Foreclosure Starts

Jumbo Lending Down 29 Percent in 1Q17: JPM Tops the List…

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