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Short Takes: A New Wave of Optimism? / Value Your CFO / Feds Plan Community Hearings on BB&T-SunTrust Deal / MFA Buying Plenty of Whole Loans. Can An MBS Be Next? / Former HUD Official Pam Patenaude Lands

March 18, 2019

Paul Muolo

Mortgage REIT MFA Financial, New York, bought roughly $1 billion worth of loans during the fourth quarter...

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Short Takes: A New Wave of Optimism? / Value Your CFO / Feds Plan Community Hearings on BB&T-SunTrust Deal / MFA Buying Plenty of Whole Loans. Can An MBS Be Next? / Former HUD Official Pam Patenaude Lands

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Another Strong Quarter for Non-Agency MBS Issuance

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GSE CRT Up Modestly, Investors Show Strong Demand

Ginnie Loan Removals Spike in 3Q24, VA Activity Leads

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