Ohio AG Files Lawsuit Against UWM, Alleging Deception April 18, 2025 Brandon Ivey The allegations are similar to those raised by a hedge fund last year.Read More
Homebuyers Pull Back, Slowing Home Price Appreciation April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey In March, home prices increased by only 0.2% on a monthly basis, according to Zillow.Read More
Smaller Lenders Seek to Maintain Some GSE Practices April 17, 2025 Dennis Hollier The Community Home Lenders of America opposes any attempt to reduce the footprint of the GSEs.Read More
Short Takes: Powell on Tariffs / Pulte Threatens Mortgage ‘Recall’ / New Credit Score Model From VantageScore / RTL Securitization From Temple View April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey “The level of the tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.Read More
Originations Down at U.S. Bank, Mortgage Profits Increase April 16, 2025 Paul Muolo At March 31, USB serviced $216.7 billion of one- to four-family mortgages, almost flat compared to yearend.Read More
Company Owners Consider Leaving Business April 16, 2025 Paul Muolo “They’re making money, but they just don’t know how much longer they can hang on,” said Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC.Read More
Short Takes: New Leader at Ginnie / Mortgage Applications Slow / Appraisal Relief Tied to LA Wildfires / FHFA Seeks Fraud Tips April 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey Joseph Gormley is the new executive vice president and chief operating officer at Ginnie Mae.Read More
MBA Forecast: Unemployment Spike, No Interest Rate Relief April 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey The new forecast follows tariff policy changes by the Trump administration.Read More
BofA, Citi, PNC Report Sizeable Origination Declines April 15, 2025 Paul Muolo The home lending business was not a pretty place to be January-March.Read More
Large Nonbank Share of GSE MBS Issuance Increases April 15, 2025 Dennis Hollier Large nonbanks accounted for 52.6% of mortgages delivered to the government-sponsored enterprises in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
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