Short Takes: Subservicer Issues Debt With Acquisition Plans / Figure Plans to Expand Sale Types / Homebuilder Tri Pointe Takes Large Loss / New RTL Securitization Issuer August 14, 2026 Brandon Ivey Servbank’s holding company completed a $90.0 million debt offering.Read More
GSEs Sharply Slow Pace of Portfolio Additions in Second Quarter August 13, 2026 Dennis Hollier Between the end of March and the end of June, the GSEs' combined mortgage portfolios grew just 1.7%, to $313.62 billion.Read More
Income Nearly Doubles at Figure in Second Quarter August 13, 2026 Brandon Ivey The second-quarter results included big increases in revenue from ecosystem and technology fees and gains on servicing.Read More
Short Takes: Ginnie Updates Seasoning Requirements for RPLs / Redwood Goes Bigger With IPL MBS / Few Homebuyers August 13, 2026 Brandon Ivey Ginnie will allow trial payment periods to count toward the agency’s seasoning requirements.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Down for Third Consecutive Month in July August 11, 2026 John Bancroft The refi share of agency MBS issuance slid to 24.1% in July after accounting for 45.1% in March.Read More
TPG REIT to Focus on HELs Despite Cherry Hill Acquisition August 11, 2026 Brandon Ivey The REIT sees more relative value in home equity loans than in other asset classes.Read More
Short Takes: UWM Sues Two Harbors / Lenders Expanding Product Offerings as Interest Rates Rise / Nations Lending Offering Insurance / Adamas Increases Dividend August 11, 2026 Brandon Ivey UWM alleges that Two Harbors’ management “embarked on a stealth mission of subversion, calculated inaction and outright lies designed to kill the UWM merger.”Read More
Retail Surprises With Growth in Agency Securitizations August 10, 2026 Andras Malatinszky Securitization volume rose across all three channels, but retail expanded by an above-average 11.4% on a quarterly basis.Read More
Use of VantageScore 4.0 Increasing August 10, 2026 Dennis Hollier More lenders are looking to be approved for the GSE's pilot program for the VantageScore 4.0 credit score.Read More
TPG, Cherry Hill Announce Merger August 10, 2026 James Dohnert The companies expect the deal to close in the fourth quarter.Read More