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February 16, 2018

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Banks Increased MBS Holdings in Late 2017, but Individual Trends Differed

JPMorgan Chase and U.S. Bancorp each took different routes in shrinking their MBS portfolios… Read More

Revised MI Data Show Lower Government Share in 2017

With $269.01 billion in flow MI business for the year, private MIs recorded a modest 0.6 percent increase from 2016. Read More

The WMIH-Nationstar Merger, a Feat of Financial Engineering

Once consummated, the merger will allow Nationstar to shelter its earnings for years to come… Read More

As Appraiser Shortage Worsens, Standards are Reduced

Under the new AQB standards, only an associate’s degree in a field related to the appraisal industry will be required… Read More

What We’re Hearing: Death, Taxes and the GSEs / Sweet Tax Cows / Not a Peep Out of Pershing Square and Fairholme / The Wrath of Jeb / MSR Market Heats Up / A Huge Profit for Annaly / Citizens Bank Gets a New Mortgage Chief

Suffice to say, Fannie and Freddie are two cash cows that only a crazy person would eliminate, unless that crazy person doesn’t like money… Read More

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