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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: CFPB Slams Flagstar Over Mods / No, a New Mortgage Trade Group is NOT Forming / BofA Transferring MSRs to Shellpoint / Merger of Two FHLBs an Aberration? / NJ Senator Intros Share-Appreciation Mortgage Bill

September 29, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
Sources close to the matter noted that Ocwen is involved, but it’s not a trade group.
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Treasury Sees a ‘Benchmark’ Non-Agency MBS as Potential Spur for Market

September 26, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The Treasury Department will have a key role in developing a $1 billion "test" non-agency security.
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Principal Reduction Loan Modifications Fall Out of Favor with Banks

September 26, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The megabanks also decreased their use of interest rate reductions on loan modifications...
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Special Servicing Likely to Stick with Nonbanks, Plenty of Room for Growth

September 24, 2014
Brandon Ivey
“Banks are really bad at servicing nonperforming loans,” said Jon Wishnia, a partner at the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler.
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Chase to Issue Jumbo MBS with ‘Weak’ Rep and Warrant Framework

September 24, 2014
Brandon Ivey
DBRS isn't mincing any words: “Compared with other post-crisis representations and warranties frameworks, this transaction employs a relatively weak standard..."
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FHFA Suggests Leaving Adjustments of G-Fees and Loan Limits to Congress

September 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
FHFA's Bob Ryan said the GSE regulator has concerns that decreasing loan limits or increasing g-fees would limit access to credit.
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Good News for Mortgage Lenders: Fewer Cash Buyers in the Market

September 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Elevated home prices and a smaller supply of distressed properties have prompted many investors to switch from buying to selling.
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Short Takes: Mortgage Industry Shrinks but Not by Much / Can It Be? Final Risk Retention Rules? / Treasury’s Experiment in Non-Agency MBS / October Non-QM Launch for Ethos / JPM Removed From Virginia Lawsuit

September 23, 2014
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Charles Wisniowski
It appears that Ethos Lending will enter the non-QM market come October...
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At ABS East, Optimism and Anxiety; New Rules and Regs a Big Concern

September 22, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Bob Behal, a principal and co-head of ABS and commercial MBS investments at Vanguard Group, said liquidity in the market is fair.
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The G-Fee Quandary: Will Higher Prices Stimulate the Non-Agency Market?

September 19, 2014
Brandon Ivey
SIFMA did not take a stance on whether g-fees should be adjusted up or down. Instead, the trade group stressed that it is unclear how a change to g-fees would impact non-agency activity.
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