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by Sue Allon

Acts of Greater Courage » Friday, July 9, 2020
Shawn Gravelin, a manager in Allonhill’s credit risk management group, has guest written this blog post.  He and other guest writers will appear in the Allonhill blog from time to time.  His post appears below. Acts of Greater CourageBy Shawn Gravelin
Business, Credit risk management, Secondary market
Repurchases, Accountability and the Return of a Healthy Securitization Market » Wednesday, May 26, 2020
Repurchases have been getting lots of attention lately, as investors pursue them on seasoned MBS and issuers defend against them. The numbers can be large, even on an individual loan. The rules have always been poorly defined and there are many complications: how much should be paid out, who gets it, how the different bond classes are affected, and so on.
Loan Repurchases, Securitization
Allonhillers Take On Writing Challenge » Friday, May 7, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, Allonhill invited writing professors Margaret Whitt and Sally Kurtzman to teach a writing seminar for our employees.  We hire analysts, whose strength is in numbers and not necessarily in the written word.  It’s obvious that I care about writing (you don’t have a blog if you don’t appreciate writing).  Much of our work includes communicating to our clients,...
Internal
At The Hill, There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough » Monday, April 12, 2020
There’s a lot of talk about tall mountains in our offices lately. Even more than you’d expect for a company based in Colorado, where scrambling up a 14,000-foot peak is considered normal weekend recreation. Recently we decided to change the way we discuss client work within our walls. We adopted client code names, based on the “14ers” – mountains higher than 14,000 feet – that dot the Colorado...
Internal, Management
A Deal Too Good To Be True » Monday, March 15, 2020
People often write to me seeking advice. These generally aren’t “Dear Abby” types of requests. Rather, they have questions about the mortgage industry – the status of the housing market and home prices, job openings, advice about their home loans, you name it.
Government programs, Loan modification
Loan Repurchase Requests a Reality for Foreseeable Future » Friday, March 5, 2020
TheStreet's Laura Kulikowski this week examined the rising tide of mortgage repurchases (also called put-backs) in one of the best reports on the issue I’ve seen to date.
Loan Repurchases, Securitization