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Brandon Ivey

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S&P Upgrades Ocwen’s Servicer Ratings, Removing the Threat of a Non-Agency Servicing Transfer

August 10, 2016
Brandon Ivey
S&P said the upgrade was prompted by improvements to Ocwen’s “control environment,” among other items…
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Short Takes: Brokers are Hot, Bankers Not So Much / Help Wanted: Senior Mortgage Execs / Flagstar Boosting Retail / The Cost Savings From Closing a Jumbo Conduit / New NPL Auction from Fannie Mae

August 10, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
Senior-level mortgage executives are in demand these days, according to one recruiter...
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Redwood Boosts Net Income in Second Quarter, Sees Promise in Risk Sharing with Banks

August 9, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Redwood is working to increase investments in first-loss risk on loan pools delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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FDIC Proposes Standards for Oversight of Third-Party Lending Activities, Including Mortgages

August 8, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The FDIC said third-party lending is an arrangement that relies on a third party to perform a significant aspect of the origination process…
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Two Harbors Readies $380.67 Million Jumbo MBS, and Then Will Exit the Market

August 5, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The senior tranche of the MBS will include credit enhancement of 6.40 percent, similar to the credit enhancement levels of previous deals from Two Harbors.
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PennyMac Has a Blowout Quarter: Income Rises Almost 180 Percent; Record Originations Too

August 4, 2016
Brandon Ivey
PennyMac is also a large subservicer with $52.0 billion worth of contracts on its books.
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Short Takes: PennyMac Financial Strikes Deal on Distressed MSRs / A Loss for the PennyMac REIT / Two Harbor’s Last Jumbo MBS / JPMorgan Chase Readies New Deal / Apps Drop / A New Hire for Silver Hill

August 4, 2016
Brandon Ivey, Macie Jones, and Paul Muolo
Looks like JPMorgan Chase is getting ready to issue yet another jumbo MBS...
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Why Aren’t There More Subprime Originations? A Lack of Incentives for LOs, Perhaps?

August 3, 2016
Brandon Ivey
Caliber has loosened requirements for its nonprime production, making changes to guidelines every six weeks or so…
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Short Takes: TIAA Buying EverBank? / PE Firms Own a Large Chunk of EverBank / Mr. Market Likes Nationstar Today / Ocwen Pays Down Debt / NovaStar Files for Chapter 11

August 3, 2016
Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo
At press time Wednesday, the share price of Nationstar was soaring...
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Fed LO Survey: Almost 12 Percent of Lenders Doing GSE Loans Loosened Credit in 2Q16

August 2, 2016
Brandon Ivey
However, for the six other loan types tracked by the Fed, mortgage underwriting standards were largely unchanged…
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