Short Takes: Fannie Marketing CRT Deal After Lull / Better’s Platform Model / Carrington Sees Interest in Servicing Transfers August 4, 2026 Brandon Ivey Fannie Mae issued three consecutive monthly CRT deals through April, then paused issuance until this new offering.Read More
Two Harbors Turns Profit in Final Quarter as a Public Company July 29, 2026 James Dohnert Two Harbors Investment generated a net income of $62.2 million during the second quarter of 2026.Read More
Short Takes: Dem Senators Push Pulte on Affordable Housing / Milliman Acquires MSR Valuation and Hedging Services / Judge Dismisses Zillow Steering Case / HPA Rises to Highest Rate Since August July 28, 2026 James Dohnert Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, and Chuck Schumer, D-NY, have requested Bill Pulte's official calendars and questioned his availability to address FHFA issues.Read More
Union Home Mortgage Acquires Non-QM Lender’s Origination Assets July 22, 2026 Abby Zimmardi Union Home Mortgage acquired the origination assets of non-qualified mortgage lender AmeriTrust Mortgage Corporation.Read More
Short Takes: FHA, VA Refi Applications Up Even With Higher Interest Rates / JPMorgan Selling ARMs / New American Funding Switching to Vesta’s LOS / Activist Shareholder Pressures loanDepot July 15, 2026 Brandon Ivey Applications for refinances with FHA and VA increased by nearly double digits on a weekly basis last week.Read More
Short Takes: VantageScore 4.0 Could Unlock New Lending Opportunities / Hometown Financial to Acquire Primary Bank / CCBank, Security Home Mortgage Rebrand / Home Prices Reach New High July 13, 2026 James Dohnert VantageScore touts new study that claims its score model will allow access to $1 trillion in new lending opportunities.Read More
Short Takes: Pending Home Sales Inch Up / Newrez Exiting Distributed Retail / AnnieMac Offering Construction-to-Permanent Lending July 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey Pending home sales increased by 1.3% on a weekly basis in the four weeks ending July 5, according to Redfin.Read More
Two Harbors Vote on CCM Acquisition Not Particularly Close July 7, 2026 Brandon Ivey Among Two Harbors Investment shareholders that voted for or against CrossCountry Mortgage's planned acquisition of Two Harbors, 69.7% voted in favor.Read More
Two Harbors Shareholders Approve CrossCountry Merger July 6, 2026 James Dohnert The agreement ends a lengthy process that included four shareholder vote postponements and a public bidding war with United Wholesale Mortgage.Read More
Two Harbors Again Extends Shareholder Vote for CCM Acquisition June 24, 2026 James Dohnert Another vote delay adds more uncertainty to the proposed merger between CrossCountry Mortgage and Two Harbor Investments.Read More