Rocket Mortgage is leaning on artificial intelligence to improve lending efficiency. The nonbank is wrapping up its acquisition of Mr. Cooper and already seeing benefits from its acquisition of Redfin.
Originations spiked by nearly 40% from the first quarter to the second. For the first half of the year, volume was up 13.3%. Lenders outside of the top five gained some market share in the April-to-June period. (Includes two data tables.)
Executives at mortgage companies anticipate originations will pick up as soon as interest rates on mortgages decline. However, the MBA’s projections suggest little movement in rates for the rest of this year.
Retail lending among lenders in the analysis declined sharply during the first quarter while the correspondent and broker channels posted more modest declines in nonconforming production. (Includes two data tables.)
ARMs accounted for 12.1% of total residential mortgage originations in the first quarter of 2025, down more than a full percentage point compared with the previous quarter. Still, production of the loans was up from the first quarter of 2024. (Includes data table.)
The nonbank share of total originations increased from 65.2% in 2024 to 66.4% in the first quarter of 2025. Four of the five largest lenders in the residential mortgage market are nonbanks. (Includes two data tables.)
The retail channel lost market share in conventional-conforming, government-insured and nonconforming originations in the first quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)
Zillow’s “enhanced markets” strategy pairs high-performing real estate agents with loan originators from Zillow’s mortgage unit. The effort helped Zillow double its originations on an annual basis in 2024.
Wells Fargo has the freedom to increase activity in various financial products now that the bank is out from under an asset cap. And officials at the bank have plenty of plans for growth, but not with mortgages.