Brandon Ivey

Fixed-Rate Loans Dominate Non-Agency MBS

July 21, 2017

Brandon Ivey

By comparison, ARMs accounted for less than 1.0 percent of total prime non-agency MBS issued in the first quarter.

Short Takes: About that FHA Premium Cut Idea… / Private Money, Not Government Money / 175 Basis Points / MPF Program Turns 20 / Fortress Buys Lender to RE Investors

July 21, 2017

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

The USMI said in statement that cutting FHA premiums right now is “neither necessary nor prudent at this time...."

New Legal Settlement Will Prove Costly to Ocwen

July 21, 2017

Brandon Ivey

However, the legal settlement likely will ding sector quarter earnings by $34 millon to $36 million…

After a Lull in Issuance, Strong Demand for New SFR MBS Deals

July 21, 2017

Brandon Ivey

In a somewhat uncommon move, Progress increased a planned issuance after presale reports on the deal were already published.

Invictus Packages a Variety of Mortgages into Nonprime MBS; Greenbox the Top Contributor

July 20, 2017

Brandon Ivey

GreenBox was the top contributor to the new nonprime MBS with Sprout Mortgage a close second…

PIMCO: Non-Agency Changes Needed Before GSE Reform

July 19, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Over the past two years PIMCO has been a major buyer of nonprime/non-QM whole loans in the secondary market…

Short Takes: A Bulk MSR Deal from MountainView / Proposed HUD Lender Fee Is Cut From Spending Measure / Invictus Readies Nonprime MBS Deal / A Promotion at loanDepot

July 19, 2017

George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo

Another nonprime MBS deal is ready to hit the market, this one from Invictus Capital Partners...

Flagstar Bancorp to Issue its First Post-Crisis Jumbo MBS

July 18, 2017

Brandon Ivey

All of the mortgages Clayton reviewed for the MBS are safe harbor qualified mortgages.

Other MBS Trustees May Follow Wells Fargo’s Lead on Withholding Funds

July 14, 2017

Brandon Ivey

Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said the action by Wells was “the most talked about topic” among market participants recently.

Invictus Capital Partners’ Mortgage Unit Set to Issue Second Nonprime MBS

July 14, 2017

Brandon Ivey

The Invictus Opportunity Fund recently raised $35.56 million in capital.

Brandon Ivey

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Fixed-Rate Loans Dominate Non-Agency MBS

Short Takes: About that FHA Premium Cut Idea… / Private Money, Not Government Money / 175 Basis Points / MPF Program Turns 20 / Fortress Buys Lender to RE Investors

New Legal Settlement Will Prove Costly to Ocwen

After a Lull in Issuance, Strong Demand for New SFR MBS Deals

Invictus Packages a Variety of Mortgages into Nonprime MBS; Greenbox the Top Contributor

PIMCO: Non-Agency Changes Needed Before GSE Reform

Short Takes: A Bulk MSR Deal from MountainView / Proposed HUD Lender Fee Is Cut From Spending Measure / Invictus Readies Nonprime MBS Deal / A Promotion at loanDepot

Flagstar Bancorp to Issue its First Post-Crisis Jumbo MBS

Other MBS Trustees May Follow Wells Fargo’s Lead on Withholding Funds

Invictus Capital Partners’ Mortgage Unit Set to Issue Second Nonprime MBS

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