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Brandon Ivey

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TRID Issues Likely to Require Due Diligence Reviews of All Loans in New Non-Agency MBS

July 20, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Analysts at Morningstar Credit Ratings suggest that most non-agency MBS backed by new mortgages will be subject to full reviews due to uncertainty regarding the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule.
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New Penn Tops Jumbo MBS Contributors in 2Q; Underwriting Loosens Slightly

July 20, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Some 109 lenders contributed to the $344.89 million jumbo MBS issued by Redwood Trust during the quarter, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
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Short Takes: Refi Apps Decline / TRID Guidance Out Soon-ish / Redwood Stocks MBS with TRID Loans / Private MI and Non-Agency MBS? / Correction on MGIC's Net Income

July 20, 2016
Thomas Ressler and Brandon Ivey
Applications for refinances decreased slightly last week compared with the week prior, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as average interest rates on mortgages increased during the week.
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Loan Limit on Redwood/FHLBank Product Boosted to $2.5 Million

July 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The changes follow looser underwriting standards implemented by Redwood outside of the MPF Direct product.
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MGIC Increases Mortgage Insurance Volume in Second Quarter, Net Income Fluctuates

July 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Some 5.0 percent of MGIC’s new insurance written in the second quarter of 2016 was for mortgages with loan-to-value ratios above 95 percent.
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Short Takes: GOP Platform on Lending 'Quotas' / Purchase-Mortgage Outlook / Fannie Preps Another Risk-Sharing Deal / Fix-and-Flip Underwriting System

July 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
“Discrimination should have no place in the mortgage industry,” according to the Republican platform.
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BofA Increases Originations in Second Quarter, Shows Mixed Trends with Mortgage-Banking Income

July 18, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Officials at BofA have a positive outlook for originations, with the bank’s first-mortgage production pipeline at higher levels at the end of the second quarter.
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Chase to Issue the Largest Post-Crisis Prime Non-Agency MBS; Deal Includes GSE-Eligible Loans, Excludes TRID

July 18, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Moody’s noted that all of the conforming mortgages that will be included in the MBS pre-date the TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule.
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GSEs Raise Concerns About Flood Insurance Legislation Passed by House

July 18, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The bill would expand flood insurance options by including private flood insurance and require the GSEs to accept any private flood insurance company a borrower chooses, as long as the company is financially sound.
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Short Takes: Strong Demand for Non-FHA Product / BofA Eliminates 'Legacy' Segment / Loan Mods and Foreclosures Decline / FHA Condo Legislation

July 18, 2016
George Brooks and Brandon Ivey
Officials at Wells Fargo said that in the first month of offering the non-FHA yourFirstMortgage, applications for more than $1.0 billion in production were received.
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