Industry analysts believe that the bidding war for Two Harbors Investment could inflate future acquisition prices for servicers.

The second postponement of the shareholder vote on CrossCountry’s acquisition offer signals that the bid needs to be higher.

Scotiabank’s planned acquisition of MapleMark Bank will provide Scotiabank with FDIC deposit insurance, which could help fund warehouse lending by Scotiabank.

Homebuyers are still waiting to move off the sidelines despite a recent reprieve in mortgage rates, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 29.

Two Harbors board says CrossCountry's bid is still the better option, in part because of its fully committed financing.

Among purchase-mortgage applications received last year, lenders denied 7.79% of conventional mortgage applications, 8.10% of VA loan applications and 12.70% of FHA loan applications.

Most cities iare turning into buyers' markets as sellers price their homes to sell.

Onity revised the terms of its sale of home equity conversion mortgage servicing rights to Finance of America Reverse after receiving feedback from Ginnie Mae.

Net income at the Federal Home Loan Banks fell from $1.36 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 to $1.30 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new Inside The GSEs ranking and analysis.

Bill Pulte will remain in his housing roles while serving in the new position.