Profits at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac weathered a steady decline in mortgage purchases and shrinking mortgage holdings. (Includes data table.)

Peter Norden, CEO of Homebridge Financial, is transforming his once top-40-ranked GSE lender into a HELOC originator and securitizer. Margins in conventional lending, he said, are non-existent.

Ares will contribute 90% of the joint venture capital while AmWest will provide the remainder. AmWest will also the provide the non-QM loans for securitization.

San Diego-based Ascent and Washington, DC-based MPOWER separately began marketing their first student loan ABS in recent weeks. The firms operate online platforms and partner with banks on originations.

Even though the mortgage market continued to struggle, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac generated healthy profits in the first quarter of 2023 thanks to their business models.

Lenders argue that dramatic price hikes by FICO have inflated their credit score costs by as much as 500% since 2022.

What’s a mortgage CEO worth in a dicey origination market? According to an early read of proxy filings, some chief executives received nice pay packages last year, while others saw reductions.

Per loan origination losses hit a 15-year high last year. But is the worst of it over? It depends on the shop.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has finalized rules that would modernize residential building standards.

A reduction in closing costs, down payment assistance programs for first-generation homebuyers and investing in communities that need housing could all lead to more affordable housing access.