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
Some CFPB Employees Leaving Bureau Amid Uncertainty April 1, 2025 Shannon Clark After Rohit Chopra was forced out, the CFPB saw two new leaders in less than one week.Read More
Brookfield Asset Management to Acquire Majority Stake in Angel Oak April 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey Brookfield has more than $1.0 trillion in assets under management across a variety of sectors.Read More
Rocket Agrees to Buy Mr. Cooper. More Deals Afoot? March 31, 2025 Paul Muolo Last week rumors were circulating in the industry that a top-ranked nonbank was about to be sold, but the name being floated was not Mr. Cooper.Read More
Home Equity Lending Increases by 10.8% in 2024 March 28, 2025 Brandon Ivey The bulk of home equity lending remains in HELOCs by banks.Read More