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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: Top FHFA Regulator Bolts Agency for Private Sector / Why Did Walter’s Stock Get Hammered? / Community Banks Apparently Love Non-QMs / Homewood Introduces Stated-Income Product / Another Bite at the Refi Apple?

October 1, 2014
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey
Investors have been scratching their heads over the downdraft at Walter/Green Tree...
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WinWater Set to Issue Its Second Jumbo MBS; LTV Ratios Creeping Up

September 30, 2014
Brandon Ivey
The merger-hungry RPM Mortgage of California is the top contributor to the jumbo MBS with a 14.3 percent share.
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Higher-Priced Mortgage Lending on the Rise?

September 30, 2014
Brandon Ivey
While higher-priced lending is on the rise, pricing on these originations isn’t nearly as high as it was in the subprime boom.
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Jumbo MBS with Originations Sourced by Five Oaks in the Works

September 29, 2014
Brandon Ivey
Five Oaks plans to buy some of the subordinate tranches of the new jumbo MBS.
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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
Paul Muolo, Brandon Ivey, 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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