Skip to content
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Cart
  • Inside Mortgage Finance
  • MBS & ABS
  • The GSEs
  • The CFPB
  • Mortgage Trends
  • FHA/VA Lending
  • Nonconforming Markets
  • Data
    • Subscribe to Data
Home » Authors » Brandon Ivey

Articles by Brandon Ivey

Short Takes: And Now for the ‘Dark Side’ of Low Rates / Jumbo Trouble Because of Stocks? / SPS Suddenly Likes Performing Loans / Wells, the Correspondent King (Again) / Buck Hawkins Departs iFreedom

August 24, 2015
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Many wealthy borrowers feel rich because they’re sitting on huge stock market gains achieved over the past few years. But now...
Read More

GSEs’ Alt A Performance Improves, Losses Persist

August 21, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Delinquencies are receding in the government-sponsored enterprises’ holdings of Alt A mortgages but outsized losses from the loans are still an issue.
Read More

GSEs Gaining Purchase-Mortgage Market Share from FHA Seen as a Seasonal Trend

August 20, 2015
Brandon Ivey
A recent shift in the purchase-mortgage market share toward the government-sponsored enterprises appears to be part of seasonal home buying patterns rather than direct competition for mortgages with low downpayments.
Read More

Short Takes: Refi Applications Increase / Closing Time Trends / Tracking Borrowers' Activities / 'GrubHub for the Mortgage Industry'

August 19, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The Mortgage Bankers Association's non-seasonally-adjusted application index increased by 3.0 percent compared with the previous week, with the increase driven by refinances.
Read More

Potential Action from FHFA for Principal Reduction on GSE Loans Seen as Too Late

August 19, 2015
Brandon Ivey
If the Federal Housing Finance Agency implements a principal reduction program that applies to all delinquent mortgages serviced by the government-sponsored enterprises that have negative equity, the Housing Finance Policy Center estimated that 14,563 principal-reduction mods would be completed.
Read More

Homebuyers Change Tactics in Effort to Make Purchases in Competitive Market

August 19, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Repeat homebuyers are increasingly selling their existing homes before purchasing a new property, according to a survey by Redfin.
Read More

With Stock Price Low, PennyMac REIT Approves $150 Million Share Repurchase Program

August 19, 2015
Brandon Ivey
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust may repurchase up to $150 million of its outstanding common shares as the real estate investment trust's stock price has declined this year.
Read More

First-Time Homebuyers Faced with Higher Price-to-Income Ratio than Buyers in Previous Decades

August 18, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Increases in home prices have outpaced growth in income for first-time homebuyers, according to an analysis by Zillow.
Read More

Consumer Advocates Tout Ability to Get Loan Modifications for Borrowers that Have Been Denied in HAMP

August 18, 2015
Brandon Ivey
The Nonprofit Alliance of Consumer Advocates focuses on helping borrowers that have mortgages owned by a servicer subject to the $25 billion national servicing settlement.
Read More

Invesco Turns Profit in Second Quarter, Increases Holdings of Agency Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

August 18, 2015
Brandon Ivey
Previous 1 2 … 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 … 737 738 Next

Latest Imf News

  • Refi Lending Spikes in 4Q, Purchase Mortgages Slow

  • Delinquencies Climb During Fourth Quarter, Led by FHA

  • GSEs Getting Aggressive With Cash Window Pricing

  • Onity’s Earnings Helped by Release of Tax Valuation Allowance

More Imf News

Featured Data

  • FHA Delinquencies Rise to Pandemic Levels

  • Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance Slows in 4Q

  • New Nonbank Servicing Giant Emerges in Fourth Quarter

  • January Ushers In New Year With Modest Gain in MBS

More Featured Data

Featured Reports

  • Mortgage Servicing Rights Report: 3Q25 (PDF)

  • IMF Mortgage Directory: Full interactive database

  • Agency Seller-Issuer Profile: 3Q25 (PDF)

  • IMF HMDA Dashboard: 2024

More Latest Reports

Featured Poll

As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?

View Results
  • About
    • About Inside Mortgage Finance
    • Contact Us
    • Advertising
    • Privacy Policy/Terms
    • Article Reprints/Web Postings
    • Copyright FAQ
  • Customer Center
    • Subscribe
    • Request a Sample
    • Account Inquiries
    • Change of Address
    • Change of Delivery Method
    • Data Licensing
    • Password Reminder
    • Group Subscriptions
    • Refunds
    • Renew Your Subscription
    • E-mail Newsletters
  • Mortgage Data
    • Origination
    • Servicing and Portfolios
    • Mortgage Insurance
    • Securitization
    • Agency MBS Activity
    • Non-Agency MBS Activity
    • MBS Investor Activity
    • ABS Activity
    • Commercial MBS Activity
    • Funding Activity
    • Earnings and Financials
    • Regulatory Data
    • Mortgage Rates and Terms
    • Subscribe to Data
    • Lender Profiles
    • HMDA Dashboard
    • Contacts Directory
    • Custom Data
    • Data Licensing
  • Reports
    • Data Reports
    • Industry Studies
    • Regulatory Reports
    • Statistical Annual
    • Free Reports

© Copyright 2026 Inside Mortgage Finance Publications
Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing