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March 12, 2018

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Banks Continue to Invest in First Liens; Holdings Up 4.1 Percent

Wells remained the top portfolio holder at the end of 2017, though Chase and BofA grew faster. Read More

M&A Market Heats Up; Skyline Entertaining Takeover Talks?

Consultant Dave Lykken: “There are some firms out there that are just flat out of cash. They just didn’t get ahead of this thing.” Read More

Mortgage Brokers Add Jobs, Bankers Don’t; JPM, Quicken, Others are Hiring

Quicken Loans continues to hire technology-related workers… Read More

Citadel Loosens Underwriting Standards on Nonprime Products, Citing Strong Loan Performance

Citadel introduced a 5/1 hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage and a 5/25 interest-only term loan… Read More

KBW Issues Caution on New Freddie MI Pilot; Looks Like USMI Implored FHFA to Kill the Product?

The USMI fears the pilot “marks an unprecedented encroachment of Freddie Mac’s footprint into primary mortgage markets…” Read More

Short Takes: Amazon Wants to Enter the Mortgage Industry (Good Luck with That) / Who is Nick Clemente? / Risk and the GSEs / Essent’s Risk-Sharing Deal / A New Hire for Recovco

From what we understand, the Amazon executive spearheading the effort is Nick Clemente... Read More

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