Not only are large nonbanks contemplating IPOs but smaller shops are as well. With mortgage banking considered a cyclical business, will it end badly or is it different this time around?
Mortgage originators are so plush with profits that very few need to sell MSRs. Still, servicing deals are getting done. But pricing isn’t exactly robust.
Consultant David Lykken believes how well a lender can downsize its operations when business slows will determine whether its stock price gets crushed...
AmeriHome, according to its S-1, earned $275.0 million during the first six months of 2020, slightly less than its combined profit for 2019 and 2018 ($279.5 million.)