For weeks, there had been unconfirmed rumors that UWM might be contemplating an IPO but the missing ingredient was the SPAC. Based in Pontiac, MI, the privately held UWM, ranks third among all originators, according to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.
The soft performance in the FHA/VA market was all due to declining production in the correspondent and wholesale-broker channels. Retail originations of government loans were up 38.4% for the survey group.
According to Inside Mortgage Finance, consumers owe $11.29 trillion on their first-liens, which means $782.1 billion worth of loans are potentially at risk.