A&D Continuing Flagstar Correspondent Unit’s FHA Offerings June 16, 2025 Emmeline Willey A&D recently acquired the unit from Mr. Cooper Group.Read More
All-Cash Share of Home Purchases Declining June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey With interest rates declining and the demographics among home investors shifting, mortgage financing is regaining popularity.Read More
Short Takes: Lock-In Easing / Diminished Expectations for Home Prices / BlackRock to Discontinue Mortgage Investment Fund / Martell Moves On June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Buyers had more options in May than at any time since July 2020,” Zillow said.Read More
Conforming Jumbos Falter, Non-Agency Treads Water June 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey Agency securitization of high-balance loans declined by 46.0% on a quarterly basis to $8.70 billion in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
Ginnie Provides Relief to Issuers With Shift on Buydowns June 13, 2025 Emmeline Willey Ted Tozer, a fellow at the Urban Institute and former Ginnie president, said he expects the volume of buydowns in custom single-family pools to explode as lenders take advantage of the rule change.Read More
Short Takes: Senate Swiftly Passes Trigger Lead Bill / Rocket Ramps Up CES Securitization / Disaster Recovery Program in California / From Mortgage Stadium to Bounce House June 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Senate joined the House in passing legislation to restrict trigger leads tied to mortgage applications.Read More
CrossCountry Wins Close Race on Correspondent Sales in 2024 June 12, 2025 Namrata Bhatia CrossCountry sold 37.8% of its production to unaffiliated non-agency buyers in 2024.Read More
Chimera to Acquire Non-QM Lender HomeXpress June 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey The REIT plans to sell the mortgages originated by HomeXpress and retain some mortgage servicing rights.Read More
Fairway to Acquire Assets of Retail Lender Hallmark Home Mortgage June 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey Hallmark's production is focused on the Midwest and Southeast.Read More
Locks for Mortgages Decline in May, Including Purchase Loans June 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey Purchase-mortgage locks declined by 0.7% on a monthly basis.Read More