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Brandon Ivey

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Ocwen Settles With the SEC Over MSR Valuations

January 21, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The SEC said Ocwen improperly used MSR valuations performed by Home Loan Servicing Solutions, a related party to which it sold the MSRs.
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Short Takes: Hedge Fund Chief Reduces Personal Stake in Ocwen / More on the OCN-SEC Settlement / Redwood Remains an Investor in GSE Credit-Risk Deals / MGIC Will Change MI Pricing / Sharga Gets Promotion at Ten-X

January 21, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
MGIC CEO Patrick Sinks noted that the mortgage insurer will be revising its premium rate cards soon. Stay tuned...
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Impac Re-Hires Pre-Crisis Chief Credit Officer to Boost Originations of Non-QMs

January 20, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Impac is working to increase originations of non-QMs as part of an effort to mitigate against reduced refinance volumes.
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First Republic the Top Jumbo MBS Contributor, Quicken No. 2

January 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Jumbo MBS issuers are not required to identify lenders that contribute less than 5.0 percent of the loans to any particular deal.
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Survey of Real Estate Agents Will Provide Details on the Changing Nature of Lender Referrals

January 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Where Realtors were once the first source of information for homebuyers, increasingly independent mortgage lenders are attempting to provide leads on homes for sale and more...
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Residential Lending Could Remain Strong This Year – Thanks Partly to the TRID ‘Backlog’

January 14, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Closing delays caused by TRID will push a certain amount of loan production into the first quarter of 2016. But how much?
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Short Takes: Another Refi Boom in the Works? It Sounds Crazy But… / Watch the Stocks / A 3.75 Percent 30-year FRM? / BankUnited Kills Retail Home Lending / Weitz Sticks With Redwood Trust / A Correction

January 14, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Yet another funder has pulled the plug on traditional retail mortgage lending, but will remain a correspondent buyer...
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Smooth Sailing Ahead for New Breed of ‘Alternative Doc’ Mortgages?

January 13, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Alternative-documentation verification in the current market typically includes a review of bank statements, W2s, pay stubs, assets and more...
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While Many New Originations Haven’t Been Compliant with TRID, Fitch Projects Modest Risk for Non-Agency MBS

January 12, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The guidance from Fitch could ease some fears among purchasers of non-agency mortgages...
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Citi Prevails in Loan Buyback Dispute – Thanks to Contract Language

January 11, 2016
Brandon Ivey
CitiMortgage filed the lawsuit after Chicago Bancorp refused to repurchase 11 mortgages.
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