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Articles by Carisa Chappell

Short Takes: Xome Isn’t Exactly Uber / Investors Unite Cancels Miami Rally / MBA Wants Seat at Risk-Share Table / New Investor Loan from AOMS /New Hires for Pacific Union

December 1, 2015
Carisa Chappell, Paul Muolo, and Sherry Muolo
Xome isn't exactly Uber, said one Nationstar critic...
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Baseline Conforming Loan Limit for GSEs will Remain at $417,000 Next Year

November 25, 2015
Carisa Chappell
High-cost loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will increase in 39 counties next year, up to a maximum of $625,500.
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Mixed Views Abound on GSE Loan Limits

November 23, 2015
Carisa Chappell
The 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act stipulated that the baseline limit could not be lowered when house prices were falling. And during recovery, there could be no increase until the HPI reached its previous high, in the third quarter of 2007.
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Short Takes: When Will the FHFA Say Something About Captives? / FHLB Advances Decline / Banks Still Top the List of Borrowers / LoanStar LO Count Reaches 120 / Executive Bolts LenderLive for Clayton

November 23, 2015
Carisa Chappell, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo
LoanStar expects to originate $750 million of home mortgages this year and has set a goal of doubling that in 2016…
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Short Takes: Congress Turns Grinch on GSE CEO Salaries / A Disappearing Asset: GSE REO / VantageScore Sees Huge Gain in Orders / Two Harbors Adds Former RBC Vice Chair to Its Board

November 17, 2015
Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo
At the end of fiscal year 2015 the two GSEs had combined REO holdings of 78,738 units, a 36 percent decline from the prior year…
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Recapping the GSEs While Promoting Affordable Housing – Can Such a Concept Fly?

November 13, 2015
Carisa Chappell
The authors want the Treasury Department to end the quarterly profit sweep and allow Fannie and Freddie to raise about $100 billion in additional capital through several rounds of new common stock sales...
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FHFA Unveils Large Expansion of Areas Where Community Groups Get First Crack at REO

November 11, 2015
Carisa Chappell
The goal of the program is to help stabilize neighborhoods that were hardest hit by the real estate downturn by letting local community organizations review and purchase foreclosed properties first.
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Short Takes: Sen. Ted Cruz Wants to Kill HUD / A New 52-Week Low for Altisource Asset Management / Fannie Mae’s HQ Finally Hits the Market / NMI Gets Senior Secured Loan / The Fastest-Growing Servicers Among Us

November 11, 2015
Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo
Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, said he would not touch the mortgage interest deduction, but Dr. Ben Carson wasn't as friendly...
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Short Takes: Goldman and Fortress Win the Bid for Fannie NPLs / It’s Hard Out There for a Mortgage REIT / UG Gets Good Grade on Security / InterLinc Mortgage Hires Former Envoy Executive

November 10, 2015
Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo
The nation’s largest mortgage investing REIT, Annaly Capital Management, reported a $627 million loss in the third quarter compared to a $900 million profit in 2Q.
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Despite a Hedging Charge of $2.6 Billion, Fannie Mae Posts Net Earnings of $2.2 Billion; ‘Account Surplus’ With Treasury Will Rise Again

November 5, 2015
Carisa Chappell and Paul Muolo
Since the federal takeover, the Treasury Department has provided $116.1 billion in assistance to Fannie with the GSE returning (once the 3Q dividend is paid) $144.8 billion...
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