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Th e M Rep o RT | 37 s e r v i c i n g a na ly t i c s s e c o n da r y m a r k e t Department ORIGINATION o r i g i nat i o n departments SERVICING ORIGINATION ANALYTICS SECONDARY MARKET what's inside? 38 Potential Sellers Stymied 39 Resurgence in ARMs Projected for 2014 39 Mortgage App Numbers Up Slightly in January 40 2013 Refinancers Projected to Save $21B Over 2014 41 Elevated Standards Bite Into Originations 41 Mortgage Demand Down in Latest Fed Survey 42 Valuation Vision Names VP for Business Development, Customer Relations 42 Things That Make You Go Hmm? 42 New Branch Manager at Carrington 42 Mortgage Banking Suffers at Wells, JPMorgan 43 Pause on 2014 Predictions 43 Quarterly Profits Rise at BofA 44 QM Pitfalls Still Abound 45 All Is Well at Wells 45 New York Regulator Halts Ocwen MSR Deal 47 Avoiding Data Disasters 48 Kicking the Kickbacks 48 Risky Business 49 CFPB Looks Through Cracked Rearview 49 CFPB Beefs Up Data Tool Mirror 50 Industry Leader Calls CFPB Deputy Director's Comments 'Irresponsible' 51 First American to Snap Up Interthinx 51 Seneca Completes AMS Acquisition 51 JPMorgan to Pay $614M Over False Claims 52 Prices Flourish, Affordability Suffers 53 Economist Examines Link Between Tech Boom, Home Prices 53 Credit Availability Grows 54 More Markets Return to Pre-Recession Health 54 Weak Job Growth Continues Through January 54 NAHB Projects Positive 2014 55 Around the U.S. 56 Batter Up! 57 USRES Enhances Valuation Platform 57 Color Blocking 57 RealtyTrac Taps Specialist to Drive Growth 58 Yellen Tackles Tapering, GSE Reform in Hearing 59 Why Haven't Half of Borrowers Refinanced? 59 Report: Fannie, Freddie Ignored Warnings on Potential Problem Loans 60 The Fate of Fannie and Freddie 62 Settlement Solutions 62 FHFA Records Price Gains for 22nd Straight Month 62 Fannie, Ginnie Mae MSRs Up for Bid 63 Equal Footing