With the reopening of states, lenders are optimistic the purchase-mortgage market will stabilize.

The mortgage M&A market has been dormant during the pandemic, but all that could soon change. Guaranteed Rate, for one, is looking to buy.

The mortgage servicing business is regaining stability but MSR sales are still elusive and valuations are well below pre-COVID-19 levels.

Gain-on-sale margins are rich these days, as evidenced by Mr. Cooper’s recent SEC disclosure. Is this a one-off or something that could last for years?

United Wholesale, Quicken Loans and Freedom Mortgage are among the firms that have announced plans to fill thousands of vacancies.

The GSEs won’t accept LIBOR-based loan applications after Sept. 15. They expect all purchases linked to the London rate to cease by yearend.

Mortgage servicing rights have little value in today’s secondary market, but investment bankers predict that one day, maybe soon, this volatile asset will once again rise from the ashes.

Conferences are big revenue generators for many trade associations, and the cancellations of shows this spring will hurt financially.

During a House committee roundtable, the Mortgage Bankers Association requested Congress for a funding facility for servicers and legislation to help lenders with mortgages that entered forbearance soon after closing.

Mortgage servicers and credit unions are worried that if a new California forbearance bill becomes law their bottom lines will be significantly impacted. The bill would greatly extend the forbearance period.