Short Takes: Home Prices Slip in May / Rithm Pulls Back on Plans for Newrez Spinoff / Hsieh Named CEO at loanDepot / Outlook Shifts for Acra July 29, 2025 Brandon Ivey Home prices were down 0.2% on a monthly basis in May, according to FHFA.Read More
A Nice 2Q Profit for Rithm, But GOS Declines July 28, 2025 Paul Muolo At June 30, Rithm's owned mortgage servicing rights totaled $593.0 billion.Read More
Somewhat of a Rarity: LA Bank Focuses on Non-QMs July 28, 2025 Abby Zimmardi The bank's president said, "Our pipelines remain full, so we expect to continue to see loan growth."Read More
Originations Up 13.3% in First Half of 2025 July 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey The spring homebuying season and some refinance activity helped to boost production thus far this year.Read More
Margins Improve at PrimeLending in Second Quarter July 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey The lender had pre-tax income of $3.2 million in the second quarter of 2025, including a pre-tax benefit of $9.5 million associated with legal settlements.Read More
Rocket to Issue ABS With Consumer Loans, a First July 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey Rocket started offering consumer loans through its RockLoans platform in 2016, in partnership with Cross River Bank.Read More
Short Takes: Homebuilders Reducing Sale Prices / TransUnion Boosts Mortgage Revenue / Homebuilder Sells MSRs / Roc360 Raises $150 Million for Investment Fund July 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey The average price for new homes sold in June declined by 2.0% on a monthly basis.Read More
Fannie Economists Slash Home Price Projections for 2025 July 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Home price appreciation has been cooling amid elevated interest rates and declining demand for home purchases.Read More
Short Takes: Habib Appointed to Fannie’s Board / No Apologies / Rise Economy Sues CFPB on Section 1071 / Home Sales Decline July 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Barry Habib, the founder and CEO of MBS Highway, was appointed to the board of Fannie Mae.Read More
Pre-Tax Income Declines at PennyMac in Second Quarter July 23, 2025 Brandon Ivey The nonbank originated $37.88 billion of loans in the second quarter, up 31.0% from the first quarter.Read More