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R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 8, 20217 min read
Icons of Meme Investing
Fed Chairman Jay Powell effectively is short an equity put option to the world...
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R. Christopher Whalen
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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R. Christopher Whalen
May 12, 20215 min read
Is XRP a Security? And Is Everything About FOMO?
Whether you are chasing alpha in stocks or buying crypto tokens or making non-agency mortgage loans, the maddening crowd is FOMO...
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R. Christopher Whalen
Apr 5, 202113 min read
Update: Commercial, Residential Loans & MSRs
We continue to believe that issuers and funds should be accumulating conventional servicing. Rates bottomed in February...
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R. Christopher Whalen
Mar 29, 20218 min read
Nonbanks Face Labyrinth of Risk from COVID Loans
Given that IMBs now service two-thirds of all 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, the risk to the nonbanks from COVID is growing...
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R. Christopher Whalen
Dec 28, 20208 min read
Outlook 2021: Financials & Credit Markets
New issue volumes in all of the major securities asset classes other than Treasury debt are trending lower as 2021 begins....
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R. Christopher Whalen
Nov 23, 20207 min read
Nonbank Update: PennyMac Financial Services
There is no actual disclosure from PSFI as to exactly how much of the firm’s default advances are being financed with bondholder funds
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R. Christopher Whalen
Nov 12, 20207 min read
Nonbank Update: Rocket Companies
Because of forward liquidity and credit concerns, the window for IMBs to tap the public equity markets appears to have closed for now
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R. Christopher Whalen
Oct 5, 202011 min read
The Bear Case for Mortgage Lenders
This week we make the bear case for the housing sector as several more large mortgage issuers announce IPOs....
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