Short Takes: Home Price Appreciation Slows / Cornerstone’s Servicer Ratings Upgraded / Better Boosts Warehouse Facility / RHS Proposes Allowing ADU Financing March 31, 2026 Brandon Ivey Home prices increased by 0.1% on a monthly basis in January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Read More
Mixed Signals on Mortgage Originations in First Quarter March 4, 2026 Brandon Ivey Hope Dmuchowski, a senior executive vice president and chief financial officer at First Horizon Bank, said the bank’s mortgage warehouse activity is “behaving seasonally” with a decline in volume compared with the fourth quarter.Read More
Better Turns to Stablecoin for Warehouse Funding Alternative February 24, 2026 Brandon Ivey Framework Ventures operates a decentralized finance ecosystem known as Sky, which links stablecoins with various types of assets.Read More
BOK Financial Making Big Push in Warehouse Lending January 21, 2026 Brandon Ivey Stacy Kymes, president and CEO of the bank, said BOK could “easily” hit $1.0 billion in warehouse lending commitments by the end of 2026.Read More
Depositories Reduce FHLBank Borrowing in 3Q November 24, 2025 Dennis Hollier Federal Home Loan Bank outstanding advances declined 6.6% from the second to the third quarter.Read More
Better to Originate for Large, Unidentified Company. Stock Soars September 29, 2025 Brandon Ivey Better, which does not service loans, has new originations partnerships with two unidentified companies.Read More
A Positive Sign: Warehouse Commitments Up 27% YOY September 15, 2025 Paul Muolo A majority of his nonbank customers are making money on their originations again, according to one warehouse veteran.Read More
Short Takes: Homebuyer Demand Declining / Rocket Increases Financing / PIMCO Wins Fannie Auction for RPLs September 11, 2025 Brandon Ivey “Some house hunters are staying on the sidelines because they want mortgage rates to drop more significantly before jumping in,” Redfin said.Read More
M&A Reducing the Number of Warehouse Clients August 25, 2025 Paul Muolo One warehouse manager described the current state of the business as one that is “normalizing.”Read More
Signs of Life in Warehouse Lending but No Boom June 18, 2025 Paul Muolo One financier said 70% of his customers are making money now, which wasn’t necessarily the case in the January-March period.Read More