BTIG issued a report this week, noting that short sellers in United Wholesale Mortgage are “taking cover” on the stock.

It’s never too early to assess hiring plans for a new year. But this time around, it’s a bit trickier given a new power base in Washington and the prospect for higher interest rates.

In 2025, servicing sales should remain hot, but franchise deals involving the transfer of “whole” companies will likely be few and far between.

The market leader was Mr. Cooper, which at Sept. 30 had 61.9% of its assets invested in MSRs.

The big question: Who will Bessent hire at Treasury to make the GSE (release) dream happen?

The initial offering size was $378 million, but Rithm said the deal was increased due to "demand for the securitization's unique structure and underlying asset portfolio."

Rithm Capital hasn’t released many details on its new security backed by MSR, but its CEO Michael Nierenberg calls the transaction “novel” and market participants expect to see more such issuance.

Increasingly, nonbanks have a large chunk of their assets tied up in mortgage servicing rights — some more than others. Is that a problem? (Includes data table.)

A 35-year veteran of residential finance — including more than a decade at Wells Fargo — Ken Logan is leading Huntington’s foray into warehouse finance. Also on the menu: loans backed by servicing rights.

One analytics official said he expects changes to be made to the capital guardrails.