As Earnings Season Starts, Some Concerns About Originations July 14, 2025 Paul Muolo KBW said of UWM, "while the shares remain inexpensive, we see limited positive catalysts with rates remaining range-bound at current levels.”Read More
Advocates Say VA Borrowers Need More Than Partial Claims July 14, 2025 Emmeline Willey The Center for Responsible Lending said loss-mitigation offerings need to reduce monthly payments to avoid foreclosures.Read More
Interest Rate Outlook Murky Following Tax/Spending Bill July 11, 2025 Paul Muolo With the federal deficit set to increase, there are fears that the 10-year Treasury rate will rise.Read More
Short Takes: OCC Head Confirmed / FHA Delays Deadline for Phishing-Resistant Change / Westcor Added to Fannie Title Acceptance Pilot / UWM Invests in Bilt / Panorama Mortgage Group Launches Wholesale Unit July 11, 2025 Brandon Ivey Jonathan Gould was the senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel at the OCC during the latter half of the first Trump administration.Read More
Short Takes: FICO’s Reaction / Applications Increase / FHA Foreclosure Moratorium in Texas County / Fannie Selling NPLs / Still Retiring From PulteGroup July 9, 2025 Dennis Hollier and Brandon Ivey FICO's stock price took a hit after the FHFA announced that the GSEs will immediately accept VantageScore 4.0.Read More
CFPB’s Guidance Recissions Hit Snag in Court July 8, 2025 Shannon Clark A judge allowed the CFPB to withdraw its amicus brief to the extent the brief discusses now-withdrawn advisory guidance but denied the bureau’s request to strike the brief from the docket.Read More
Short Takes: Employment on Shaky Ground / U.S. Citizen Share of Mortgage Lending Rising / Home Sales Slowing / New Wholesale Option for RTLs July 8, 2025 Brandon Ivey Some 29% of households surveyed by Fannie Mae in June said they were concerned about potentially losing their jobs, up from a 22% share in May.Read More
Piper’s Mid-Year Take on Mortgages: No Normalcy Yet July 2, 2025 Paul Muolo Piper: "The primary-secondary spread has averaged 1.06% in 2Q25, below the 1Q25 average of 1.12%."Read More
First American Sticks Its Toe in the MSR Brokerage Pool July 1, 2025 Paul Muolo Bob Caruso is in charge of the servicing brokerage platform.Read More
Rating Agency Officials Not Worried About Non-QM Lates June 30, 2025 Abby Zimmardi Fitch's Susan Hosterman said loans that have a DSCR of one or higher are performing "extremely" well.Read More