Brandon Ivey

Plan to Smooth Out TRID Errors Could See the Light of Day This Week

March 29, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The SFIG has circulated a draft proposal regarding a standardized approach...

Short Takes: Banks vs. Nonbank on TRID / Depositories Avoid ‘Fix n Flip’ Mortgages / Fannie, Freddie and ‘Nimrick’ Revisited / RHS and QMs / A Legal Case to Study: Guarantee Rate’s ‘Corporate Spy’

March 29, 2016

Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Meet secondary market giant "Natty MaRC"?

The Successor to Fannie/Freddie Would Only Be as Large as it ‘Needs to Be’

March 29, 2016

Brandon Ivey

The clock is ticking on Fannie/Freddie capital going to zero. To some, this proposal restarts the GSE "conversation..."

Due Diligence Firms Continue to Work on a TRID Fix for the Secondary Market

March 28, 2016

Brandon Ivey

TRID errors and investor fears are playing a key role in secondary market snafus...

Is Non-QM Lending a Bust? Former CFPB Official Speaks His Mind

March 28, 2016

Brandon Ivey

CFPB Director Richard Cordray has pushed back against claims from industry participants that regulations have unduly constricted lending...

Five Oaks Facing Troubles Financing Purchases of MBS; Little Demand for New Jumbos

March 24, 2016

Brandon Ivey

Five Oaks’ jumbo conduit also has faced headwinds due to a lack of demand for new jumbo MBS.

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.

Short Takes: W.J. Bradley Workers Wind Up At… / Who Owned WJB? / Not Only TRID / New Residential Readies MBS

March 23, 2016

Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Meanwhile, we’re told that WJB’s woes can be traced to more than just TRID errors…

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.

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

Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

What does a depository do if it has a mortgage with a TRID error?

Brandon Ivey

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Plan to Smooth Out TRID Errors Could See the Light of Day This Week

Short Takes: Banks vs. Nonbank on TRID / Depositories Avoid ‘Fix n Flip’ Mortgages / Fannie, Freddie and ‘Nimrick’ Revisited / RHS and QMs / A Legal Case to Study: Guarantee Rate’s ‘Corporate Spy’

The Successor to Fannie/Freddie Would Only Be as Large as it ‘Needs to Be’

Due Diligence Firms Continue to Work on a TRID Fix for the Secondary Market

Is Non-QM Lending a Bust? Former CFPB Official Speaks His Mind

Five Oaks Facing Troubles Financing Purchases of MBS; Little Demand for New Jumbos

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

Short Takes: W.J. Bradley Workers Wind Up At… / Who Owned WJB? / Not Only TRID / New Residential Readies MBS

FTC Warns that Hackers are Directing Borrowers to Wire Closing Funds to Scam Bank Accounts

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

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