Two Harbors announced that it has amended its merger agreement with CrossCountry Mortgage during its 1Q earnings call.

A&D Mortgage credited its acquisition of Flagstar Bank's TPO platform for growing its lending footprint.

Castlelake, Redwood team to purchase up to $8 billion of prime loans; MBA's Broeksmit signals support for Basel III reproposal; Single-family housing starts increase in March.

Bayview handled a $436.71 billion Ginnie portfolio as of the end of March, up 1.5% from the end of 2025.

The fair value of mortgage servicing rights improved as interest rates increased near the end of the first quarter.

Fannie Mae sharply increased its investment portfolio during March while the balance of Freddie Mac’s portfolio didn’t change much.

The loans are available through a partnership with Wisetack, a platform used by 40,000 contractors.

The impairment rate on securitized non-qualified mortgages declined by 28 basis points on a monthly basis to 6.9% as of the end of March, according to dv01.

Issuance increased across product types during the first quarter, including a 50.4% increase in volume involving investment-property mortgages, hitting $14.10 billion.

The temporary change is due to FHA’s 2025 modification to the single-family loss-mitigation waterfall, which included reinstating TPP requirements before certain loss-mitigation options can be approved.