Comerica and Fifth Third are departing the warehouse arena. Should nonbanks be concerned that others might follow?

Low-income borrowers could divert some of their downpayment funds to a reserve account that would pay loan costs during emergencies in a pilot program proposed by the Urban Institute.

Home prices expected to decline; FTC hearing on ICE/Black Knight delayed; legal services for AI usage; MISMO updates; accounting proposal on acquired assets.

Originations were down in the first quarter, but gain-on-sale margins improved. Having a hand in the servicing business helped some firms turn a profit.

Mortgage-banking income at banks and thrifts increased by 36% in the first three months of 2023. Still, earnings were below the levels seen in the first quarter of last year.

Banks with higher IT expenditures are significantly less likely to reject the applications of borrowers that are observably riskier, according to new research.

Rocket, UWM offer low-downpayment products; CFPB finds sharp differences in loan pricing; servicing profits improve; timing for recession unclear; quantifying the refi boom; Freddie improves paystub analysis; Blend offers soft credit pulls; MISMO seeks comments on closing standards; Maxwell acquires capital markets provider; fractional homeownership.

The nonbank plans to use artificial intelligence in an effort to sharply reduce expenses from its call center operations.

The Fed’s massive increase in interest rates has lowered the value of 20-year-plus Treasuries by 30%, according to NBER economists.

Interplay between debt ceiling and mortgage interest rates; mortgage employment declines; rate locks down; Rithm considers spin-off; Planet Financial looking for lenders; new LO recruiting software; Blend’s market share grows; Black Knight’s margins; new appraisal marketplace; MISMO requests for comment.