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Brandon Ivey

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Two Harbors Reports a Profit for 1Q, Sees Opportunities in MSR Acquisitions

May 7, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Two Harbors is developing a network of lenders that will sell MSR assets to the company on a flow basis.
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Bipartisan House Bill Allows Bank Loan Officers to Move Easily to Nonbanks

May 7, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The legislation would provide a temporary transitional license and give loan originators 120 days to pass testing standards...
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Short Takes: PHH and the Merrill PLS Contract? / What About Morgan and HSBC? / Stonegate Buries the Lead / Compass Point Not Impressed with Walter / PennyMac Joins an FHLB

May 7, 2015
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Most firms report the earnings/loss figure in the first or second paragraph of their press release, but not Stonegate Mortgage.
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First Republic Remains Top Jumbo MBS Lender

May 6, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Fun fact: First Republic was the only bank among the top five contributors to jumbo MBS issued in the first quarter.
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Delinquency and Foreclosure Performance Improves to Levels Last Seen in 2007

May 6, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Nearly every firm tracked in the Inside Mortgage Finance Large Servicer Delinquency Index reported improvements in mortgage performance during the first quarter...
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Redwood’s Mortgage Income Takes It on the Chin; But Outlook Improves

May 5, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Redwood posted just $2 million in income from residential mortgage banking activities in the first quarter.
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State Regulators Found Evidence of Document Tampering by Servicers

May 4, 2015
Brandon Ivey
“Some companies were proactive in addressing these deficiencies in a timely fashion while others' control structures remained problematic,” the MMC said.
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Hatteras Financial Builds Holdings of Jumbo ARMs

May 4, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Hatteras held $123.3 million of jumbo ARMs at March 31, a 296 percent increase over three months.
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Gallup Poll Finds Ugly Outlook for New Homeownership

May 1, 2015
Brandon Ivey
But a poll by JPMorgan Chase found that 30 percent of potential homebuyers said they plan to purchase a home in the next 18 months.
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Ocwen Paints a Vision for the Future: Higher Margins from Non-Agency. Oh, And It’s Staying in GSE and Ginnie Servicing

May 1, 2015
Brandon Ivey
“I am not satisfied with only making $34 million in the quarter,” said Ocwen CEO Ron Faris. “We intend to do better.”
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