Profit margins are tight in wholesale but that isn’t stopping EPM owner Eddy Perez from converting his national shop into a table-funding-only producer. Will it work? We’re about to find out.
First-time buyers met the challenge of high mortgage rates, sparse property listings and persistently high house prices to fuel a heady gain in purchase-mortgage activity in the second quarter. (Includes four data charts.)
When it comes to net revenue, MBA had a strong showing in fiscal 2022. But the trade group remains worried about what industry consolidation might do to its numbers going forward.
The severe correction in residential originations is causing turmoil. Not only are nonbanks closing their doors or consolidating, but so too are the warehouse funders that lend them cash. (Includes data chart.)
A new study shows that the shift from the tri-merge to a bi-merge credit report will have a minimal effect on the average borrower’s credit score, at least using Classic FICO.
United Wholesale Mortgage continued to set the pace in a fast-growing wholesale-broker market. It remains to be seen whether there's enough business to go around for all the new entrants. (Includes six data charts.)