Late last week, Black Knight released its measurement: 2.83 million mortgages in COVID-related relief for the seven-day period ending Dec. 29. The FHA/VA (GNMA) reading increased by 11,000 units.

One twist: As part of the proposed transaction, Blackstone will take a stake in the Chicago-based GR. However, no specifics were provided.

The $108 million Series B capital raise follows a $20 million investment Insight had made earlier.

The nonbank lender/servicer filed its initial IPO documents in early October and was reportedly set to price the offering later that month.

In general, most of the delinquent loan buying has been done by the megabanks and top-ranked direct-FHA funders like Quicken Loans and PennyMac...

During the COVID crisis, many states have temporarily allowed licensed MLOs to work from their (unlicensed) homes, rather than branches...

Officials at Acra suggest it's largely business as usual for Citadel, beyond the name change.

Genworth said the mortgage insurer is “designed to meet its near-term liabilities of approximately $1.0 billion of debt due in 2021. An IPO of U.S. MI will be subject to market conditions as well as the satisfaction of various conditions and approvals.”

Like many mortgage-related REITS, Annaly has returned to profitability and has experienced an improvement in its net interest margin.

Reverse Mortgage Funding maintained its second-place position but trailed far behind with $743.5 million. Finance of America, which is controlled by the Blackstone Group, moved up a notch to third place with $577.0 million.