FHLBank Profits Slip in 2Q Even With Boost in Advances September 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier Only two of the 11 regional banks saw a sequential increase in profits in the second quarter.Read More
Short Takes: Purchase-Mortgage Demand Cools / Rate Cut a Marketing Opportunity / PennyMac Launches Non-QM Offerings / Number of Homeowner Households Declines September 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey Demand for purchase mortgages declined last week even as interest rates on mortgages moved down.Read More
Trump Considering Declaring National Housing Emergency September 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey The national emergency declaration would allow the administration to use extraordinary powers to address high home prices and limited housing supply.Read More
Short Takes: Tariffs and Interest Rates / Figure IPO Could Raise Around $500 Million / Bank Launches Non-QM Offerings in Wholesale Channel / NYMT Rebrands to Adamas Trust September 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey Analysts at Mortgage Capital Trading said the 10-year was up Tuesday due to a court ruling Aug. 29 determining that the Trump administration’s use of emergency powers to implement tariffs was illegal.Read More
Homebuyers Need Larger-Than-Expected Rate Drop to Refi August 29, 2025 James Dohnert A half-point drop in rates won't generate enough savings to cover the cost of a new loan, Neighbors Bank says.Read More
Rocket/Mr. Cooper Merger Gets Nod From FHFA August 27, 2025 Dennis Hollier The regulator, though, says no market participant can account for more than 20% of the GSEs' servicing market.Read More
Chase Relaunches HELOC Program August 26, 2025 James Dohnert Chase has brought back its HELOC program after stopping new applications in 2020.Read More
Short Takes: Logan Finance Adds Dobynes / MBA Shares Recommendations for BNPL Debt / Planet Grows / DQs Declining August 26, 2025 James Dohnert The national delinquency rate improved for the second month in a row.Read More
M&A Reducing the Number of Warehouse Clients August 25, 2025 Paul Muolo One warehouse manager described the current state of the business as one that is “normalizing.”Read More
Troubling Signs of Non-QM Fraud? August 25, 2025 Abby Zimmardi One executive said underwriters should be extra careful and check the certified public accountant documentation.Read More