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Brandon Ivey

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MBA Task Force Proposes Standardized Loan Mod Program to Replace HAMP

September 26, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The task force consists of 20 MBA member companies, led by Alex McGillis of Quicken Loans and Erik Schmitt of JPMorgan Chase.
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More Purchase Loans Not Closing on Time. The Culprit: A Shortage of Appraisers

September 23, 2016
Brandon Ivey
More bad news on appraisals: the on-time closing share has declined for four consecutive months…
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The New Breed of Nonprime Lenders See Plenty of Room for Growth

September 23, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Tom Hutchens, SVP of sales and marketing at Angel Oak, said originations of nonprime non-QMs have predominantly been purchase mortgages. However, refinance activity is starting to increase…
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SEC Charges Against Hedge Fund Chief Include Allegations Tied to Altisource Investment

September 22, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Altisource’s stock price declined by 6.4 percent to $30.77 per share shortly after the charges were announced, but the stock has rebounded somewhat…
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Short Takes: Don v. Hillary. Bring the Popcorn / The Future of Fannie and Freddie? / How to Promote Homeownership / JPM Finishes the Mortgage Test Early

September 22, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Meanwhile, if you want to know where Clinton and Trump stand on the issue of homeownership in America, you can review their respective party platforms...
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Freddie Mac Predicts a 3Q16 Production Boom of $595 Billion

September 21, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Freddie expects originations to hit $2.0 trillion this year, a 14.3 percent sequential improvement…
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JPM Prepares Another Jumbo MBS, First Deal in More than a Month

September 20, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Despite improvement in securitization returns, jumbo whole loan sales are still more profitable, KBW said.
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Short Takes: The Wells Fargo Senate Barbeque / The Scandal’s Effect on Wells’ Mortgage Business? / Hats Off to the Los Angeles Times / Sen. Warren Slams Stumpf / Jumbo Update

September 20, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Will a potential residential mortgage customer bolt Wells Fargo because they can’t trust the bank’s employees, including its retail loan officers?
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Deal Agent Concept for Non-Agency MBS Closer to Reality with Release of Sample Document

September 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey
However, the sample deal agent agreement doesn’t address one of the remaining controversial issues: how much to pay for their services.
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Short Takes: Ocwen Executive Bolts for Flagstar / Number Seven with Hopes to Go Higher / RPM Mortgage Launches Second Lien Product / Will More Nonbanks Offer Seconds? / Time for a Background Check on Your Branch Manager?

September 19, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
We know of at least one nonprime lender offering seconds and we expect that in time others may follow…
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