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Brandon Ivey

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Interthinx: CFPB’s ATR Rule Has Helped Reduce Mortgage Fraud

February 3, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The firm noted that employment and income fraud peaked in the fourth quarter of 2013 and has declined ever since.
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Short Takes: WinWater Readies a New Jumbo Deal / How Would Uncle Sam Replace $153 Billion in GSE Income? / S&P Settles Without Admitting Guilt / New Correspondent Hires for LenderLive

February 3, 2015
George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo
Any monkeying with the GSE charters must get past two of the most powerful lobbying groups in all of housing finance...
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JPM to Issue Huge Jumbo MBS with ARMs and IOs Originated By First Republic

February 2, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Roughly 73 percent of the mortgages in the deal have interest-only terms.
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Little Incentive for Non-Agency Issues to Go Through the SEC

February 2, 2015
Brandon Ivey
An official involved in the non-agency MBS market said it’s easier to sell private placements than it is to meet requirements for publicly registered deals
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Fitch: Ratings Not a Major Factor when Trying to Switch Servicers of Non-Agency MBS

January 29, 2015
Brandon Ivey
More commonly, servicer event of default clauses are tied to the servicer’s financial condition...
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FHFA Chief Defends Agency’s Work on the Common Securitization Platform

January 28, 2015
Brandon Ivey
“The industry seems to be cut out of some of the development of the securitization platform,” said Rep. Scott Garrett, R-NJ...
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Short Takes: GSE Principal Reduction Rears Its Ugly Head Again / GOP Continues Close Scrutiny of the CFPB / Mr. Cordray, Stop Tearing Down Those Walls / IMA Selling Ginnie Servicing / S&P May Settle for $1.37 Billion

January 28, 2015
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
According to the IMA offering circular, the seller is a “Southwest, independent mortgage banking entity with strong financials and a highly experienced senior management team.”
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FHFA Will Make G-Fee Announcement by the End of March

January 27, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The FHFA is still evaluating input regarding g-fees and but Watt has no idea if they will be reduced, increased or kept at their current levels.
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Ocwen Fights Back, Blasts Latest Claims from Non-Agency MBS Investors as ‘Baseless’

January 26, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Ocwen denied that there is any basis for a default under the trust agreements...
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Short Takes: Titan Says: Give Us Your Rejects / Ocwen Rising / UWM Rolls Out LOS Platform / DocMagic Keeps Software Developers Happy / Leon Loves Altisource?

January 26, 2015
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Thanks to its settlement with California regulators, Ocwen's share price is on the rise. But for how long?
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