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Brandon Ivey

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CFPB Slams TransUnion on Claims About VantageScore, Notes Most Lenders Don’t Use it for Credit Decisions

January 4, 2017
Brandon Ivey
For years, TransUnion has worked to get mortgage lenders and the GSEs to adopt VantageScore, a move that is still under consideration, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
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Short Takes: Dr. Carson to Meet the Senate / Next: Steve Mnuchin / New OneWest Allegations a Problem? Probably Not / Redwood Readies its First Jumbo MBS of the Year

January 4, 2017
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Will the leaked memo lead to confirmation problems for Mnuchin, a Goldman Sachs and Wall Street alumni? Probably not...
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ARM Originations – A Force to be Reckoned With? JPM the Market Leader

January 3, 2017
Brandon Ivey
The nation’s top three ARM producers are: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America…
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ARMs a Higher Risk for Defects, Misrepresentation and Fraud

December 30, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The index estimates the level of defects detected in loan applications processed by the First American FraudGuard system.
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Bayview Issues $226.4 Million Non-Agency MBS Backed by Seasoned ‘Daily Simple Interest’ Mortgages

December 29, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The new MBS is backed by 4,274 mortgages that have seasoned for an average of 10.6 years.
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Mortgage Investor’s Lawsuit Against JPM Regarding National Servicing Settlement and HAMP Dismissed

December 28, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The claims relating to the servicing settlement were dismissed with prejudice, which means Schneider cannot bring them again.
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Short Takes: Okay, Maybe Trump Can Fire Cordray / Relying on the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel / It all Started with PHH / New Turf for WVA Brokerage Firm / Distressed Mortgage Deal

December 28, 2016
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
The Mortgage Center, a West Virginia-based loan brokerage firm managed by Marc Savitt, plans to open new offices in Florida and New Mexico early next year…
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DB and Credit Suisse Settle Legacy MBS Cases with DOJ; Barclays Faces New Lawsuit

December 27, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Subprime MBS cases continue to haunt Wall Street…
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Share of Loans that Close on Time Increasing

December 27, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Other loan types also generally showed improved closing times.
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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…
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