Onity (Ocwen) Considering Its Options? April 7, 2025 Paul Muolo At yearend, the West Palm Beach-based Onity owned $130.6 billion of MSRs.Read More
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
VA to End VASP Program, MBA Seeks Alternative April 4, 2025 Emmeline Willey "This change is necessary because VA is not set up or intended to be a mortgage loan restructuring service," said a VA spokesperson.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
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
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
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
Short Takes: Rocket’s Corporate Rating Could Be Downgraded / Non-QM Impairments Up Sharply / HUD Streamlines Website / Somewhat Seasoned HELs in New Securitization April 1, 2025 Brandon Ivey Rocket’s long-term issuer default rating could be downgraded due to elevated corporate leverage.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