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Brandon Ivey

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Dominate – by Far – in Condo Financing

March 23, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The average loan amount on GSE condo mortgages in 2015 was $214,431.
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Short Takes: W.J. Bradley Workers Wind Up At… / Who Owned WJB? / Not Only TRID / New Residential Readies MBS

March 23, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Meanwhile, we’re told that WJB’s woes can be traced to more than just TRID errors…
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FTC Warns that Hackers are Directing Borrowers to Wire Closing Funds to Scam Bank Accounts

March 22, 2016
Brandon Ivey
“Many sophisticated parties have been duped,” said NAR.
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Short Takes: W.J. Bradley Vendor Owed Money / The TRID Error Options Are… / loanDepot Teams Up with Avant / Loan Mods Slow / Primary Capital Hires SVP

March 22, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
What does a depository do if it has a mortgage with a TRID error?
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Due Diligence Firms Draft Proposal with Standardized Approach to Grading Mortgages Subject to TRID

March 21, 2016
Brandon Ivey
SFIG noted that the proposal won’t supplant the group’s efforts to pursue a resolution from the CFPB to uncertainty related to TRID exceptions.
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Trouble in Appraisals? FHA and VA Valuations Often Miss the Mark

March 18, 2016
Brandon Ivey
A Realtor based in California noted that selling prices are generally increasing, but at widely disparate rates based on location...
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Western Asset Management Will Increase Holdings of Non-QMs Seeing Profits Where Others Fear to Tread

March 17, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Anupam Agarwal, CIO of Western Asset Mortgage Capital, noted: “Well, that unicorn doesn’t exist.”
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Banks Pushed Redwood Trust Out of GSE Lending

March 16, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Redwood said its conforming operations generated a negative return of 22.0 percent in 2015.
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Short Takes: Why Won’t the CFPB Answer the Industry’s Questions? / Competition for W.J. Bradley Talent? / Cherry Hill REIT Buys MSRs / Clear Capital Affirmed / Executive Bolts Stonegate for FGMC

March 16, 2016
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
A day after the news broke that W.J. Bradley Mortgage has shut its doors, competition is heating up for some of its top loan officer and executive talent...
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JPM To Issue Unique $1.89 Billion MBS, Containing Conforming, Jumbos, Risk Retention

March 15, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The mortgages have seasoned for an average of 14 months and have pre-TRID application dates.
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