Urban Institute researchers believe credit score gaming by lenders will raise scores for 44% of borrowers. Officials at FICO claim shopping appears to be occurring now that the GSEs accept VantageScore.

The $1.65 billion in financing from Oaktree and the Ishbia family was via preferred equity. United Wholesale Mortgage’s equity declined with a loss in the second quarter tied to its failed acquisition of Two Harbors.

The proposal would retain much of the 1995 regulatory framework while making changes to asset size thresholds and narrowing the range of retail banking services subject to CRA standards.

The non-QM space has seen rapid growth, with more lenders entering the market and a growing cohort of self-employed borrowers.

New business grew at both enterprises despite an across-the-board decrease in refinance loan acquisitions.

Annaly Capital Management nearly tripled its profit from the first to the second quarter as it leaned into its residential credit business.

Redwood Trust posted another quarter of losses in the second quarter tied to its efforts to wind down legacy assets, including multifamily bridge loans investments.

Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust has seen success in its private-label securitization program causing it to stop acquiring agency-eligible, conventional-conforming loans through correspondent production.

Morningstar DBRS analyzed how securitizations of home equity investments fared against home price appreciation.

More lenders are entering the non-qualified mortgage space or expanding their non-agency product offerings.