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Brandon Ivey

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Lenders Not Pleased with LOS Systems, ‘LeadGen’ in Particular Gets Low Marks

October 10, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Lenders are none-too-thrilled with LOS compliance functions as well…
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A ‘BRAWL’ Forms, Broker Group Accuses Certain Lenders of Stealing Borrowers

October 10, 2017
Brandon Ivey
For now, BRAWL isn’t naming names, but credited three lenders for being “true partners” because more than 90 percent of their production comes through the wholesale channel...
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Short Takes: CIT Will Take Hefty Hit on Sale of Financial Freedom / OneWest’s Roots / Fannie and Freddie Affected by Deloitte Hack? / ALTA Unveils Registry / A New Hire for Platinum

October 10, 2017
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
CIT Group will take a charge of up to $50 million on the sale of Financial Freedom...
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Demand for RPLs Strong; Chimera Issues First Deal, MetLife is Ready

October 6, 2017
Brandon Ivey
MetLife said a number of new investors have started buying RPLs in recent years. And even with the strong demand, it’s still a market that offers relatively attractive returns…
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Treasury Answers Trump’s Call on Looser Regs, Floats Ideas for MBS and ABS Markets

October 6, 2017
Brandon Ivey
The capital and liquidity requirements targeted by Treasury were largely established by the Basel III accords and the Dodd-Frank Act…
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Trouble in IO Land? 1H17 Production Down Almost 20 Percent

October 4, 2017
Brandon Ivey
First Republic Bank originated $1.90 billion of IOs in the second quarter of 2017, ranking first nationwide.
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A Coming Boom for Non-Agency MBS? New Deals are Oversubscribed

October 4, 2017
Brandon Ivey
Kroll Bond Rating Agency projects that about $11.0 billion of prime non-agency MBS will be issued this year…
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Lenders Defend Bank-Statement Mortgages

October 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
“Today we can definitely say we know everything about that borrower,” said Steven Schwalb of Angel Oak…
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HomeStreet Scales Back Mortgage Operations, Cites Lack of Housing Supply on West Coast

October 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
HomeStreet will reduce its mortgage banking staff by 60 full-time equivalent employees...
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Surprise (Or Maybe Not): ARM Originations Up Sharply in Second Quarter

October 2, 2017
Brandon Ivey
LoanDepot more than doubled its ARM originations in that span, and large increases were also seen at Wells Fargo, Bank of America Home Loans, First Republic Bank and MUFG…
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