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Namrata Bhatia

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Rate Sharply Increases Correspondent Sales in 2025

May 21, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Rate sent $18.58 billion of mortgages to unaffiliated buyers in 2025, according to an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of HMDA data.
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Rocket Mortgage Top GSE Seller in April

May 18, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
On a year-to-date basis, Rocket’s deliveries to the GSEs more than doubled from the first four months of 2025, driven by its acquisition of Mr. Cooper, which was finalized on Oct. 1.
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Rate Tops Correspondent Sellers in 2025

May 15, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Rate emerged as the top correspondent seller in 2025, delivering $18.58 billion of mortgages to unaffiliated non-agency buyers, a sharp 36.4% increase on an annual basis. (Includes data table.)
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GSE Deliveries Increase in April, Credit Box Tightens

May 15, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Single-family MBS issuance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased by 8.5% from March to April. Lenders boosted their deliveries without compromising on underwriting standards for purchase mortgages. (Includes two data tables.)
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Freddie Releases Servicing Roadmap, Updates Scorecard

May 15, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Changes to the scorecard focus on enhancing homeowner engagement strategies, and reducing delinquencies, servicers’ operational costs and credit losses to the enterprise.
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Rocket the First Nonbank to Top Owned Servicing Ranking

February 10, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Rocket is the first nonbank to have the largest portfolio of owned servicing thanks to its acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group.
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Grapevine: Drop in Mortgage Applications; Rate Locks Up

February 6, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Decline in mortgage applications; new borrower relationship management tool; mortgage lock volume increases modestly.
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Sotheby’s Financial Upsizes ABS Deal to $900 Million

February 5, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
The securitization backed by loans for fine art and collectible cars was originally planned for $600 million.
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Grapevine: SFA Survey; HPC’s New Hire; Nada HEA Partnership

February 5, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
SFA launches survey of fraud detection and mitigation; Housing Policy Council appoints Alexander Jackson; Nada Holdings enters into a $150 million forward flow purchase agreement.
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New Nonbank Servicing Giant Emerges in Fourth Quarter

February 5, 2026
Namrata Bhatia
Rocket Mortgage ended the fourth quarter of 2025 with more than $2 trillion in primary servicing, thanks to its acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group. And for the first time a bank isn’t first in owned servicing. (Includes three data tables.)
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