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Brandon Ivey

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Moody’s Warns that Non-Agency Underwriting Standards Could Deteriorate

July 11, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Under the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, banks with less than $10 billion in assets can receive QM treatment for certain loans...
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Verus Affiliate Set to Issue Largest Post-Crisis Nonprime MBS to Date

July 11, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Roughly 44.6 percent of the loans were underwritten with alternative documentation or bank statements…
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Despite Higher Rates, ARMs Slow to Catch On

July 5, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The top six ARM lenders are all commercial banks, led by Bank of America…
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HomeStreet to Sell 20 Percent of its MSR Portfolio to Matrix Financial Services

July 3, 2018
Brandon Ivey
HomeStreet continues to deemphasize its role in residential mortgages…
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A Big Decline for Interest-Only Originations

July 3, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Among all IO originators, First Republic Bank ranked first with $1.54 billion…
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Short Takes: An MSR-Only Sale for Ditech? / Layoffs at The Money Source / Fannie and Freddie Trim Subprime Holdings / A Capital Raise for Redwood / New Rez Closes on Shellpoint Deal

July 3, 2018
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
TMS called it a “realignment,” explaining the cuts are part of a plan to “fuel fintech growth.”
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Banks Boost First-Lien Holdings in 1Q18 but a Slight Drop at Wells Fargo

July 2, 2018
Brandon Ivey
The three largest holders of first-liens are Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America…
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A Deal-Hungry Stearns to Acquire an Equity Stake in Certainty Home Loans

July 2, 2018
Brandon Ivey
According to sources familiar with the matter, Stearns is looking at other acquisitions as well...
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Short Takes: Lending Tree Comes Back Down to Earth / If Mortgage Rates Hit 5 Percent… / WMIH and Nationstar Shareholders Approve / NJ Mortgage CEO and Founder Resigns / Executive Bolts Stewart for WFG

July 2, 2018
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
LendingTree founder and CEO Douglas Lebda took home total compensation of $59.6 million last year...
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Movement Mortgage Opts for Crowdsourcing for LO App

June 26, 2018
Brandon Ivey
Movement gave tech developers eight weeks to develop a prototype…
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