Trump’s Tariffs Shake Up Outlook for Mortgage Market April 4, 2025 Brandon Ivey The 10-year Treasury rate is declining and the possibility of a recession is growing.Read More
Some Push and Pull on Mortgage Spreads April 4, 2025 Paul Muolo Multiple factors are weighing on the spread between the 10-year Treasury rate and interest rates on mortgages.Read More
Short Takes: Ginnie Prevails in TCB HECM Lawsuit / CFPB to Issue New Proposal on Section 1071 Data Collection / Nominees for OCC, SEC Move Forward / Home Equity Usage Expected to Rise April 4, 2025 Brandon Ivey A district court issued a summary judgment in favor of Ginnie Mae in a lawsuit brought by Texas Capital Bank against the agency.Read More
loanDepot to Issue Revolving Warehouse Securitization April 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey It will be the 11th issuance of its type by loanDepot.Read More
Lenders Seek Changes to FHFA’s Credit Score Effort April 3, 2025 Dennis Hollier Among other requests, the coalition of lender trade groups wants FHFA to conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the initiative.Read More
Short Takes: UWM Breaks With Mr. Cooper / Foreshadowing From Gilbert / Annaly Brings Another Expanded-Credit MBS / BPL MBS From Velocity April 3, 2025 Brandon Ivey “UWM will be discontinuing our subservicing relationship with Mr. Cooper and they will no longer be [a mortgage servicing right] sale partner,” a UWM spokesperson said.Read More
Warehouse Lending Commitments Increase in 2024 April 2, 2025 Paul Muolo Mortgage warehouse commitment levels increased 22.0%.Read More
Short Takes: Negative Outlook for Housing Market / FHA Waives EPD Reviews in CA Wildfire Area / Carrington’s Correspondent Lending All-In on Non-QMs April 2, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Tariffs and labor concerns contribute to our forecasts for flat to declining housing starts and completions in 2025 relative to 2024,” Fitch said.Read More
Servicing Boosts Mortgage Earnings in Fourth Quarter April 1, 2025 John Bancroft The turnaround in servicing profitability was driven by markups in the value of mortgage servicing rights net of hedging efforts.Read More
Rocket Will Continue Mr. Cooper’s Correspondent Business April 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey Mr. Cooper was the eighth-largest correspondent aggregator in 2024.Read More