The bank wants to be a force in warehouse finance. Last fall it hired industry veteran Donnie Martin to oversee the effort. The bank plans to finance nonbank mortgage companies by mid-summer.

The privately held Bayview reportedly has a “ton of capital” at its disposal, according to investment bankers.

The disclosure comes as Bayview has amassed a 7.3% ownership stake in Guild’s Class A common stock.

The Trump White House wants the Fed to cut rates but with employment healthy and U.S. deficits growing larger, that’s not likely to happen. One casualty: MBS prices.

Non-QM lender/servicer Acra is in the hunt for a new CEO. Other changes may be in the offing too — as the sale of Acra’s parent, HPS, to BlackRock draws closer.

Incenter, one of the granddaddies of the servicing brokerage business, has a new owner: tech shop Rocktop of Irving, TX.

Keith Lind was a managing director at HPS prior to joining Acra and he recently returned to HPS in a senior leadership role.

GSE regulator Bill Pulte said he's considering rebranding the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Mortgage bankers are hoping for a strong May and June to tide them over.

Rumors that Incenter might be in play surfaced two weeks ago.