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Brandon Ivey

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Short Takes: UWM Breaks With Mr. Cooper / Foreshadowing From Gilbert / Annaly Brings Another Expanded-Credit MBS / BPL MBS From Velocity

April 3, 2025
Brandon Ivey
“UWM will be discontinuing our subservicing relationship with Mr. Cooper and they will no longer be [a mortgage servicing right] sale partner,” a UWM spokesperson said.
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GSEs Sell Off RPLs, NPLs

April 2, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Reperforming loans sold by Fannie had an unpaid principal balance of $558.7 million.
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Short Takes: Negative Outlook for Housing Market / FHA Waives EPD Reviews in CA Wildfire Area / Carrington’s Correspondent Lending All-In on Non-QMs

April 2, 2025
Brandon Ivey
“Tariffs and labor concerns contribute to our forecasts for flat to declining housing starts and completions in 2025 relative to 2024,” Fitch said.
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Rocket Will Continue Mr. Cooper’s Correspondent Business

April 1, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Mr. Cooper was the eighth-largest correspondent aggregator in 2024.
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Brookfield Asset Management to Acquire Majority Stake in Angel Oak

April 1, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Brookfield has more than $1.0 trillion in assets under management across a variety of sectors.
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Short Takes: Rocket’s Corporate Rating Could Be Downgraded / Non-QM Impairments Up Sharply / HUD Streamlines Website / Somewhat Seasoned HELs in New Securitization

April 1, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Rocket’s long-term issuer default rating could be downgraded due to elevated corporate leverage.
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Better Looks to Tech, LOs in Quest for Profitability

March 28, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Better is touting investments in artificial intelligence to help slash costs tied to originating refis. The lender is also building a distributed retail operation to increase production of purchase mortgages.
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Grapevine: Recession Risk Rising; New Income/Employment Tools

March 28, 2025
Brandon Ivey
MBA increases odds of a recession within next 12 months; new tools to verify employment, income; downpayment size increases in 2024; new proposals from MISMO; lender raises funds; Cardinal offers processing for brokers; new hire at Nationwide Mortgage Bankers.
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Home Equity Lending Increases by 10.8% in 2024

March 28, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The bulk of home equity lending remains in HELOCs by banks.
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Business-Purpose Lender Sachem Struggles in 2024

March 28, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Sachem's expenses spiked in 2024, including a $26.9 million provision for credit losses on loans held for investment.
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