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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: A 70-BP G-Fee May Lead to Private Conventional MBS / Impac’s Comeback Continues / Will Cordray Make the Cut This Time? / Ocwen Loses Chief Accounting Officer / MGIC, a Hot Stock

March 6, 2013
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
Will a private conventional MBS market ever happen? If GSE g-fees keep rising, yes.
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Turmoil at ASF as Board Members and Firms Quit Securitization Group

March 5, 2013
Brandon Ivey
The American Securitization Forum, a high profile trade group that focuses on MBS issues, is in turmoil with several of its board members quitting.
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Credit Suisse Issues Its First Jumbo Deal of the Year, Quicken Product Dominates

February 28, 2013
Brandon Ivey
Credit Suisse came to market with its first jumbo MBS deal of the year with Quicken Loans dominating the collateral.
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Short Takes: Wells Hires Someone to Manage JVs / Cordray Will Be Confirmed? / Ocwen Posts Results but Analysts are Not Impressed / HUD Writing its Own QM Rule for FHA Loans

February 28, 2013
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
Wells Fargo has not given up on mortgage lending JVs after all and has hired someone to manage them.
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Short Takes: The Myth Surrounding Redwood’s Delinquencies / Jumbo Loan Prices Red Hot / $30,000 a Year in Flood Premiums? / GSEs Paying Their Subservicers How Much?

February 25, 2013
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Jumbo loan prices are red hot.
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Servicers Progressing on ‘Robo’ Relief, But Complaints Continue

February 21, 2013
Brandon Ivey
The five servicers participating in the $25.0 billion national “robo-signing” settlement are well on their way toward meeting their obligations.
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Redwood Cuts Seasoning with Latest Jumbo MBS

February 20, 2013
Brandon Ivey
Redwood is in the market with a new jumbo deal, this one with loans that have little in the way of seasoning.
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Short Takes: HSBC Planning the ‘Mother’ of All NPL Auctions? / Robo-Monitor A Bit Tardy On Its Report / Carrington Ramps Up Hiring Big Time / Apps Sink / Angry Law Firm Sues CFPB

February 20, 2013
Brandon Ivey, Paul Muolo, and Thomas Ressler
HSBC is planning a large nonperforming mortgage auction that could happen early in the second quarter.
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Short Takes: The QRM Rule: 5% Down? / Jumbo Prices Getting Frothy? / Applications Fall but Don’t Panic / MSR Auctions of All Sizes

February 14, 2013
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Three senators are pushing for 3 percent downpayment language on the QRM rule.
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CFPB Warns Servicers on MSR Transfers, Nonbanks Targeted

February 12, 2013
Brandon Ivey
The CFPB has warned the mortgage banking industry that it should pay close attention to loss mitigation work when servicing rights are transferred.
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