The MSR sales market is starting to firm up a bit — and just in time. A handful of large packages are available, including two from Wells Fargo and one from a large nonbank. But will these deals get done?

Borrower use of buydowns spiked as interest rates increased in 2022, but “permanent” buydown activity has diminished somewhat this year.

Rocket Pro TPO is offering to compensate brokers trying to break free from market leader United Wholesale Mortgage, whose contracts prevent independents from doing business with two rival table-funders.

In a surprise move, loanDepot Executive Chair Anthony Hsieh has stepped down, though he remains as chairman. What’s clear: The LD founder is not a happy camper, as insiders sell stock and the firm’s fortunes fade.

The industry believes a DTI-based LLPA will create quality-control issues for lenders and raise prices for minority and first-time homebuyers.

Ruling in a redlining case filed by the CFPB against a nonbank mortgage lender, a district court judge said Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibitions do not extend to prospective applicants.

Patrick McHenry, R-NC, new chair of the House Financial Services Committee, is viewed as a consensus-maker. But will his politics make it difficult to find common ground with the White House and Senate?

The National Consumer Law Center has called for flexibility in FHA’s property charge loss-mitigation policies, among other changes.

The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules require mortgage lenders to disclose prices within three days of an application. But to do so they have to rely on frequently faulty income and debt information.

Communication is key when mortgage companies face financial difficulties and potential breaches of warehouse financing covenants. Warehouse providers are looking for profitability plans for nonbanks.