Losses at Guild Pile Up as Lender Seeks Market Share May 9, 2023 Paul Muolo Guild is gaining market share and counting on an earnings turnaround in the coming months.Read More
What’s Left of FoA Profitable in First Quarter May 9, 2023 Brandon Ivey Finance of America Companies has been selling off various units to focus on reverse mortgages.Read More
Some Concerns as FHA Considers Adjustments for Flood Insurance May 9, 2023 Monica Hogan The proposed change could impact about 10,500 properties within 100-year flood plains each year.Read More
Short Takes: Housing Confidence Improving / Not Much to Buy / Banks Tighten Up / MSRs for Sale May 9, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Survey says: An increased number of respondents think mortgage rates will go down over the next year...Read More
Large Firms Gain GSE Servicing Share, Led by Chase May 5, 2023 Dennis Hollier The big servicers got a little bigger and Chase overtook Wells as the largest GSE servicer in the first quarter.Read More
Rocket Takes Another Loss in First Quarter May 5, 2023 Brandon Ivey Margins improved while originations declined.Read More
Lack of Clarity on Debt Ceiling a Concern for Lenders May 5, 2023 Monica Hogan The longer it takes Congress to react after a debt default, the bigger the impact will be, according to Cristian deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.Read More
Rate Hike Won’t Help with Fed’s MBS Runoff May 5, 2023 Dennis Hollier Since quantitative tightening began in June 2022, the Fed hasn't come close to the $35 billion monthly cap on its MBS runoff.Read More
Short Takes: Rithm Plans to Spin Off Mortgage Unit / ABA Concerned About Short Sellers / Impac Reduces Earnings Disclosures / Blend Warned of Possible Delisting From NYSE May 5, 2023 Brandon Ivey Rithm owns NewRez, Caliber Home Loans and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, among other units.Read More
Delinquencies on Agency Loans Down in First Quarter May 4, 2023 Namrata Bhatia Improvements in loan performance were seen across Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.Read More