Brandon Ivey

Share of Loans that Close on Time Increasing

December 27, 2016

Brandon Ivey

Other loan types also generally showed improved closing times.

Broker Market Share of Jumbo Production Slips in 3Q16

December 22, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The retail channel accounted for 91.7 percent of Wells Fargo’s jumbo production during the first nine months of 2016…

Freddie Issues its First CRT Securitization Backed by Seasoned Mortgages

December 22, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The mortgages in the CRT deal have seasoned for an average of 10 years and are serviced by Select Portfolio Servicing.

OCC Warns of Credit Risk as Banks Loosen Underwriting Standards for Mortgages

December 21, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The OCC’s study covers 85 banks that originate first-lien mortgages…

Fitch Assigns Subprime Servicer Rating to Citadel. Could a ‘Rated’ Nonprime MBS Deal be Next?

December 21, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The company doesn’t outsource or offshore any of its servicing activities.

Interest-Only Originations Falter (For Some) in 3Q16

December 20, 2016

Brandon Ivey

After PHH Mortgage, the other top IO producers in 3Q16 were JPMorgan Chase, First Republic Bank, MUFG Union Bank, and Citibank.

AMC Dominates Third-Party Due Diligence Completed on Non-Agency MBS

December 20, 2016

Brandon Ivey

Fitch said AMC’s market share of due diligence on non-agency MBS was boosted by the acquisition of JCIII & Associates a year ago.

The NYCB-Astoria Financial Merger is Kaput

December 20, 2016

Brandon Ivey

Consumer advocates were among the groups that opposed NYCB’s acquisition of Astoria…

Proposals Not Enough to Revive Non-Agency MBS Market

December 19, 2016

Brandon Ivey

A little less than $10.0 billion in prime non-agency MBS will be issued in 2016, according to estimates by Inside Nonconforming Markets.

Short Takes: PHH Files Layoff Notice with NYS / Jobs Will be Offered to Certain Employees / Altisource Wanted to Buy LPS / Mortgage Network Names New President

December 19, 2016

Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo

PHH had been subservicing the loans for HSBC and the new owner of the MSRs had opted to bring the loans inhouse instead of using PHH…

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ARTICLES

Share of Loans that Close on Time Increasing

Broker Market Share of Jumbo Production Slips in 3Q16

Freddie Issues its First CRT Securitization Backed by Seasoned Mortgages

OCC Warns of Credit Risk as Banks Loosen Underwriting Standards for Mortgages

Fitch Assigns Subprime Servicer Rating to Citadel. Could a ‘Rated’ Nonprime MBS Deal be Next?

Interest-Only Originations Falter (For Some) in 3Q16

AMC Dominates Third-Party Due Diligence Completed on Non-Agency MBS

The NYCB-Astoria Financial Merger is Kaput

Proposals Not Enough to Revive Non-Agency MBS Market

Short Takes: PHH Files Layoff Notice with NYS / Jobs Will be Offered to Certain Employees / Altisource Wanted to Buy LPS / Mortgage Network Names New President

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