The Institutional Risk Analyst

Banks | Markets | Finance

May 25, 20229 min read

FOMC vs TGA; PennyMac Financial & United Wholesale Mortgage

Net, net, the dynamics in the market are actually forcing interest rates down

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Dec 1, 20217 min read

Update: Better.com, Wise PLC and United Wholesale Mortgage

Somehow the folks at UWMC did not take notice of the fact that secondary stock offerings for all issuers have basically disappeared

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Nov 12, 20216 min read

Update: Blend Labs, Guild Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage

To paraphrase our friend and fellow mortgage maven Rob Chrisman, ponder a 2022 lending market that’s 75% purchases and just 4.79 million uni

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Aug 23, 20217 min read

Interview: Lee Smith, Flagstar Bank

We expect to see a lot more M&A activity over the next 12 – 18 months, as that’s the only way for some players to grow share.

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Aug 19, 20216 min read

Fed Chairman Jay Powell as RobinHood

There is, after all, no free lunch for investors when the Fed is serving the thin meal of Financial Repression

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Aug 9, 20215 min read

Update: Mr. Cooper & New Residential Investment

The big surge in income and net worth caused by the FOMC last year is rapidly ending. Winter has returned to mortgage land...

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May 25, 20215 min read

Update: Rising Interest Rates & Mortgage Servicing

The Fed’s chief concern is keeping the Treasury debt market open and functional. Liquidity includes cash and risk-free collateral...

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May 14, 20216 min read

Update: Rocket Companies & United Wholesale Mortgage

We view RKT's refusal to provide this material information to investors as a significant omission in its public disclosure...

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