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Brandon Ivey

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A New Year and a New MBS from Redwood Trust

January 4, 2019
Brandon Ivey
Servicing will be handled by six different firms with Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing getting a large chunk of the contract…
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Stratmor Sees a Strong Year for Mortgage M&A. However…

January 3, 2019
Brandon Ivey
However, Steve Harris, president of MIAC Capital Markets, said he sees a weak market when it comes to “franchise” deals.
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Loan Officer OT Pay Case Sent Back to Lower Court, Dealing a Blow to LOs

January 2, 2019
Brandon Ivey
According to the ruling by the appeals court, Citizens pays its LOs $11.50 an hour along with commissions based on volume…
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Short Takes: A Government Shutdown-Related Reminder from Fannie Mae / A Fundraising Record for MBA’s MORPAC / Rising Worries, Falling Rates / Nervous / AI Gets a New (Annual) President

January 2, 2019
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
At press time, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was at 2.67 percent, the lowest reading in almost 12 months…
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FEMA Reverses Course on Decision to Halt New Flood Policies

December 31, 2018
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
The NAR called FEMA’s about-face a “critical win.”
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Interest-Only Lending Declines in Third Quarter

December 31, 2018
Brandon Ivey
First Republic Bank, the top IO lender in the group, originated $1.68 billion of product…
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FEMA ‘Reviewing’ Authority to Allow National Flood Insurance Program to Operate During Government Shutdown

December 28, 2018
Brandon Ivey
FEMA said it is working determine what options exist to enable the National Flood Insurance Program to allow the sale and renewal of flood insurance policies to continue during the government shutdown.
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Short Takes: OPM Suggests Federal Employees Speak with their Servicers / Agency Releases Draft Letter to Help Reduce Mortgage Payments / 800,000 Federal Employees Impacted by Shutdown / Details on Freddie’s SFR Pilot

December 28, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The sample letter from the Office of Personnel Management notes that because of the shutdown, the federal worker’s income has been severely cut and they are unable to pay the entire cost of their mortgage...
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Broker Tech Platform from AIME Looks to Sign Up More than 20 Wholesale Lenders

December 27, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The seven initial participants in the platform include United Wholesale Mortgage, the nation’s largest table-funder…
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Short Takes: Wells Fargo Executive Takes a Job with UCM / The NAR is Not Happy with FEMA / No Word From Peter Bell and NRMLA / Fannie Mae Director Haywood Moves On / Trouble in the Sandbox

December 27, 2018
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
The National Association of Realtors is none too happy with FEMA's actions during the government shutdown...
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