Prepayment rates during the recent dip in mortgage rates were higher than expected, suggesting lenders have extra staff on hand. Still, it could be a while before interest rates fall low enough to significantly boost lending.

While major rulemakings will pause until a new presidential administration takes over, work will continue on proposed rules, according to regulatory agency leaders.

In 2025, servicing sales should remain hot, but franchise deals involving the transfer of “whole” companies will likely be few and far between.

UWM and Rocket believe they saw a preview of future origination trends during September’s brief rate-decline window.

Industry watchers said potential changes at the GSEs under the new Trump administration could lead to challenges for the secondary market.

Roc360’s latest RTL deal is the first from its real estate investment trust, which is a partnership with Temasek, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund.

After a busy third quarter, the firm’s production hit record levels in October.

The deal under the CROSS shelf is backed entirely by mortgages originated by CrossCountry Mortgage.

The non-agency securitization market has picked up pace over the past two weeks as issuers prepare to close deals before the end of the year.

Securitization could be used to boost liquidity for CDFIs, but challenges exist for the institutions to enter the secondary market.