Short Takes: ‘Golden Age of Homeownership’ / Rocket Plans $4.0 Billion in Debt Offerings / Smaller Debt Offering From PennyMac REIT / Bonus for Ending Asset Cap June 4, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration will usher in a "Golden Age of homeownership," according to HUD Secretary Scott Turner.Read More
Ginnie MSR Sales Slip, Lakeview the Top Buyer in 1Q25 June 2, 2025 Emmeline Willey Sales of Fannie/Freddie servicing rights are down as well.Read More
Bayview Approaches Guild, Takes Large Stake in Lender May 27, 2025 Paul Muolo The disclosure comes as Bayview has amassed a 7.3% ownership stake in Guild’s Class A common stock.Read More
Short Takes: Sales of New Homes Increase in April / Prices for New Homes Rise / Monthly Decline in FHFA Home Price Index / Rocket’s Redfin Acquisition on Track May 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey Sales of new single-family homes increased by 10.9% on a monthly basis in April.Read More
Servicing Brokerage Incenter Changes Hands May 19, 2025 Paul Muolo Rumors that Incenter might be in play surfaced two weeks ago.Read More
Short Takes: Pulte Expects Housing Boom / Gifts for UWM Employees / Applications Steady / Lender Acquires Real Estate Portal May 14, 2025 Brandon Ivey Trump administration policies will lead to a housing boom, according to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Read More
Short Takes: Ellington Investing in Non-QM Lenders / Blend to Sell Title Insurance Unit / More Expanded-Credit MBS / Debt Offering From Two Harbors May 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey Ellington Financial is making investments in lenders that originate non-QMs.Read More
Short Takes: Locks Level in May / Fitch More Comfortable With Rocket’s Plans / Chase Brings Large Jumbo MBS May 8, 2025 Brandon Ivey Locks for purchase mortgages were essentially level on a monthly basis in May, according to Mortgage Capital Trading.Read More
Short Takes: A Larger LOC for Rocket / Mortgage Bankers Shed Workers / Lower CEO Comp for Garg / Who Owns Treasuries? / Available: $5B in MSRs May 5, 2025 Paul Muolo Mortgage brokerage shops, on the other hand, added 300 full-timers...Read More
Mr. Cooper Sees Room for Growth With Subservicing April 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Mr. Cooper's subservicing declined during the first quarter of 2025 as some customers left following Mr. Cooper's acquisition of Flagstar Bank.Read More
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