Issuers that weren’t active in the first quarter accounted for 43.5% of the home equity securitization volume seen in the second.

Earnings at the mortgage giant stand at a three-quarter plateau, with year-to-date profits almost unchanged from 2023.

Some 4,998 mortgage-related complaints were received by the bureau in the second quarter, an 11.5% decline from the prior period.

Sarah Brundage, president and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, noted that the Biden administration has given greater attention to the nation’s housing challenges than any recent administration, including initiatives to boost housing supply, provide relief for homeowners during the pandemic and tackle appraisal bias.

Prices were flat nationally in May, though they declined in four of nine regions across the country.

The maneuver — which results in an overall reduction in available equities — can provide a company a second lease on life.

Originations in the first half of 2024 increased by 4.1% compared with the first half of 2023.

The lender ranked 35th in the industry in terms of originations in the first half of 2024, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

Mr. Cooper's servicing portfolio will hit an unpaid principal balance of $1.56 trillion following its acquisition of servicing from Flagstar Bank.

Mr. Cooper will pay $1.4 billion for Flagstar Bank's servicing portfolio and third-party originations platform.