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Declining interest rates in January and February helped to push refinance business up, but not enough to offset the seasonal decline in purchase-mortgage lending in the first quarter.

The new deal increases the cash election from UWM’s previous offer from $11.30 to $12.00 per share, a $0.70 premium per stock compared to the deal the Two Harbors board accepted from CrossCountry Mortgage last month.

Stakeholders are speculating on the next steps for bringing the new credit scores to market without complete transparency.

Fed holds rates steady for third time in a row; UWM adds VantageScore to reporting for conventional loans; Fresh housing supply boosts pending home sales in April.

Banks and other depository institutions regained a little market share in GSE servicing during the first quarter of 2026 after 11 consecutive quarters of losing share to nonbanks. (Includes two data tables.)

Large lenders increased their share in the conventional mortgage market even as their GSE volume fell. (Includes two data tables.)

UWM called Two Harbors a "melting ice cube" in a statement shared after the REIT announced it will move forward with an acquisition bid from CrossCountry Mortgage.

UWM has two days to improve its proposal for acquiring Two Harbors after CrossCountry Mortgage and an unnamed bidder placed rival offers.

UWM was the top Ginnie MBS issuer in February even though its volume fell 15.1% from January.