For Banks and Thrifts, a Downward Path for Mortgage Earnings March 6, 2023 Namrata Bhatia JPMorgan Chase made a sharp reversal into the black...Read More
Short Takes: The Cloud Over Silvergate / Wind Down? / Occupancy Fraud and Jumbos / The Lows, Maybe / Impac? March 6, 2023 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Have nonbank mortgage stocks hit a low yet? Maybe some...Read More
Compensation for Rocket Interim CEO Emerson: $7.2 Million March 3, 2023 Paul Muolo Emerson has been with Rocket since 1993.Read More
Few Signs of Improvements on Profitability for Lenders March 2, 2023 Paul Muolo “Profits? What’s that,” one veteran warehouse executive asked, in jest.Read More
Short Takes: Fannie’s Appraisal Change / Businesses Seek Intervention by Congress on FTC’s Noncompete Proposal / No Layoffs at UWM / Angel Oak’s REIT Rebrands March 2, 2023 Brandon Ivey Fannie Mae is "moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement."Read More
A (Relatively) Small Loss for UWM, Company Sees GOS Rising for 1Q23 March 1, 2023 Paul Muolo The fair value of UWM's MSR portfolio fell by $150.8 million during the fourth quarter.Read More
A Large 4Q22 Loss for Market Leader Rocket, Revenue Plunges 63% Sequentially March 1, 2023 Paul Muolo Rocket recorded fair value changes of $407 million on its mortgage servicing portfolio for the fourth quarter.Read More
CFPB Likely to Survive Supreme Court Challenge March 1, 2023 Brandon Ivey The CFPB's funding structure may be found to be unconstitutional, but that doesn't mean that the regulator will go away...Read More
A Slightly Faster Decline for Jumbo Lending March 1, 2023 Brandon Ivey Truist saw its jumbo volume plunge by 72.5% in the fourth quarter.Read More
A 4Q Loss for Ocwen, Company Seeks ‘Opportunities’ February 28, 2023 Paul Muolo Ocwen's origination segment recorded a pre-tax loss of $11 million in the fourth quarter...Read More
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