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Brandon Ivey

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Redwood to Raise $103 Million with Sale of Common Stock

July 24, 2018
Brandon Ivey
With the stock sale pending, Redwood disclosed preliminary details about its earnings for the second quarter…
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Moody’s Raises Concerns About Prime Non-Agency MBS Due Diligence Review Trend

July 23, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Moody’s: Reps and warrants aren’t as effective as reviewing every mortgage in a deal pre-securitization…
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Originations May be Slowing (Compared to 2017) but Investor Demand is Strong

July 20, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Don Brown of Optimal Blue: The industry is “at or near a high-water mark” in terms of the number of mortgage investors.
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Short Takes: Investors Unite is Not Happy / Are the GSEs ‘Zombie’ Like? / Non-QM Lender Verus Hikes Loan Cap to $5 Million / LoanSnap Raises More Capital / A New Hire for Servicing Advisor MorVest

July 19, 2018
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Of course, there are some in the industry who will argue Fannie and Freddie are hardly zombie-like at all...
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MBA Chairman-Elect: Lenders in a Game of ‘Chicken’ on LO Compensation

July 18, 2018
Brandon Ivey
MBA Chairman-Elect Chris George said the CFPB could make some adjustments to LO comp regulations, providing lenders with more flexibility…
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Nonprime Mortgage Executive Calls Investor Demand ‘Unlimited’

July 17, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Some Wall Street firms are now quietly extending repo lines to originators of non-QMs...
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Short Takes: A Change of (Jumbo) Heart at Wells Fargo / An Anti GSE ‘Intifada’? / Looking the Other Way on Charter Creep? / DeMarco for FHFA Director? / Production Official Bolts Movement Mortgage for Union Bank / Correction

July 16, 2018
Paul Muolo, John Bancroft, and Brandon Ivey
Capital Alpha said its choice to be the next FHFA director is Ed DeMarco, who held the job once before...
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Non-Agency MBS (Backed by New Production) Hits Another Quarterly Record

July 16, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Prime jumbo mortgages continue to account for the majority of non-agency MBS issuance…
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Wells’ Mortgage Originations Down in 2Q, Bank Set to Include Some Jumbos in Non-Agency MBS

July 13, 2018
Brandon Ivey
While originations increased on a quarterly basis, Wells reported lower mortgage banking income and a shrinking production margin.
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Mnuchin Hoping for Congress to Complete Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform in Next Term

July 13, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Congress should complete bipartisan housing finance reform during the two year term that begins in January, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin...
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