Interest rates tick up, mortgage applications slow near the end of September and refi rate locks spike during the month; Annaly turns to Rocket for subservicing and retention; Fairway touts returning employees; mortgage tech developments; SitusAMC sells loan insurance entity.

The Federal Reserve should allow banks to increase issuance of credit-linked notes, according to House GOP lawmakers.

A new white paper says MBS investors can learn more about projected mortgage prepayment activity if MBS modeling is expanded to incorporate trended credit data.

The medical services that Cherry Technologies finances include dentistry, dermatology, plastic surgery and medical spa.

Although the origination tally for the third quarter won’t be ready for a few weeks, it feels like it was the best of the year. And some CEOs think the fourth quarter could be even better.

There’s a large gap between damage from Hurricane Helene and what will be covered by the National Flood Insurance Program and the private property insurance market, according to CoreLogic.

Insurance companies were some of the largest originators of mortgages when the FHLBanks were created, but that’s no longer the case.

Members of the Senate Budget Committee debated whether federal funding has any role to play in boosting the supply of affordable housing.

A Florida broker’s complaint alleging UWM violated antitrust laws and attempted to monopolize the wholesale mortgage market failed, after no plausible evidence was provided.

Onity owns roughly $123 billion of MSR and has a growing subservicing business. But still, the market treats its stock like a leper. Might de-leveraging help?