An MSR-Related Loss for Rithm, GOS Falls to Low for the Year February 7, 2024 Paul Muolo Rithm is in the process of buying Specialized Loan Servicing. The sale should close by March 31.Read More
Now Open for (Certain) Nonbanks: The Debt Market February 5, 2024 Paul Muolo One thought: Nonbanks will use the cash to purchase MSRs from federally insured depositories...Read More
The Walton-Controlled Arvest Offers $9.4B in MSRs January 29, 2024 Paul Muolo A bank spokeswoman noted that Arvest only sells "purchased" mortgage servicing rights...Read More
ICA Hits the MSR Auction Circuit With a $9.4B Deal January 18, 2024 Paul Muolo ICA is working on roughly $50 billion of MSR deals...Read More
Sizing Up MSR Buyers Early in the Year January 8, 2024 Paul Muolo In general, JPM’s modus operandi is to take down large-sized portfolios north of $10 billion...Read More
CrossCountry Strikes a Deal in Texas? Looks That Way December 18, 2023 Paul Muolo Ron Leonhardt founded the acquisition-minded CrossCountry Mortgage in 2003...Read More
Short Takes: Bipartisan Support on Trigger Leads / Quantifying the Refi Opportunity / New Expanded-Credit MBS / Thrive to Merge With Lower December 15, 2023 Brandon Ivey and John Bancroft S. 3502, the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, received prompt support from a number of industry trade groups.Read More
Short Takes: Refi Applications Jump / Flood-Zone Awareness / loanDepot Automates Underwriting / Arlington Asset Investment Merger December 13, 2023 Brandon Ivey Refi applications increased by nearly 20% in a week as interest rates declined.Read More
Short Takes: Texas Mortgage M&A? / Warehouse Advice: Be Honest / More Job Cuts / MSR Auctions / Blend Reduces Debt December 11, 2023 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey Mortgage banking firms handed pink slips to 2,700 full-timers in October while brokerage shops cut 800...Read More
Short Takes: Application Trends / Lumber Costs and Buydowns / Discounted Rates at KeyBank / PennyMac’s Debt Issuance / REIT Merger Finalized December 6, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Refi applications are up on an annual basis while purchase-mortgage demand lags.Read More
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