Guidance provided by VA in late April regarding the end of VASP lacked details on how to address timely applications that needed corrections after the deadline.

Removal activity had increased in each of the previous four quarters.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell continued to insist that changes to the federal funds rate will depend on economic trends.

Guild opportunistically increased its market share of originations amid volatility in the first quarter.

Recent comments by the FHFA director suggest the Trump administration has no immediate plans to release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship. Rather, FHFA will continue to focus on fraud and abuse at the enterprises.

Earnings performance improved compared with the fourth quarter.

UWM is investing in tech rather than looking to acquire mortgage companies.

SPS handled servicing for 30.1% of all non-agency MBS issued in the first quarter.

UWM took a net loss of $247.0 million in the first quarter, largely due to a $388.6 million drop in the fair value of MSRs.

Both originations and servicing could see negative impacts as the Department of Education resumes collecting on defaulted federal student loan payments.