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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: Redwood’s New Jumbo MBS Has Eight Non-QMs / MB Launches Sports Firm, Reveals Mortgage Earnings / Ellie Mae is Worth What? / FHFA Has a New Watchdog, Finally / Distressed RE Fund Raises a Bundle

October 29, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
Pacific Union Financial took in $100 million of profits. It’s not every day that a privately held nonbank tells the world what it’s earning…
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Quick Turn-Time on Latest Jumbo MBS from Two Harbors

October 28, 2014
Brandon Ivey
DBRS said one of the strengths of the new jumbo deal is its traditional lifetime representations and warranties.
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Despite ‘Open Letter’ on Loan Mod Snafu, Ocwen’s Share Price Hits New Low

October 27, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Ocwen's open letter to borrowers likely will not assuage shareholders who have lost a ton of money on the firm.
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California Continues to Dominate the Jumbo Market – By Far

October 27, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Jumbo lending increased 14.2 percent in 2013 compared with the previous year. California posted a growth rate slightly above that level...
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Now the States Want to Develop Capital Standards for Nonbank Servicers

October 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The new nonbank task force includes representatives from nine state regulators, including the New York Department of Financial Services where Benjamin Lawsky is the superintendent.
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Final Rule on Risk-Retention For Non-Agency MBS Features Broad Exemptions

October 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Many lenders and some investors pushed for an alignment of QRM and QM, while other investors sought protections beyond the requirements for QMs.
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High Premiums Come Back to Haunt FHA: Purchase-Market Share Falls to Five-Year Low

October 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The chickens come home to roost: from 2008 through 2013, HUD increased the FHA’s annual mortgage insurance premium five times.
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Citi the Latest Jumbo MBS Issuer to Be Dinged for Having Small Number of Loans

October 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
To account for the risk posed by the small loan pool, Fitch applied a penalty of 1.07-times (a 7.0 percent penalty) to the lifetime default expectations for the MBS...
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First Republic, Chase Team Up on Unique New Jumbo MBS

October 22, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The new jumbo security from JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to be issued on Oct. 30.
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Short Takes: Who Might Guaranteed Rate Buy? / RPM Eyes Two More Lenders / A Non-QM IPO Already? Really? / Fitch Upgrades Shellpoint on Servicing / New Appraisal Tool From Fannie Mae / More Trouble for Nonbanks and MSRs?

October 22, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
We even heard one report that a non-QM firm is contemplating an initial public offering. It sounds crazy, we know…Meanwhile, it appears the states want a say in MSR transfers...
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