Proprietary reverse-mortgage originations are hitting record highs, helping boost lender production during a spring slowdown.

Residential whole-loan assets are becoming more popular among insurance companies because they are willing to accept the operational complexity that comes with investments in the space.

Insurance companies continue to grow their residential whole-loan portfolios as they look to diversify investments.

Preferred equity and residual-interest debt financing are increasingly being used in ABS and CLO transactions.

UWM accused Two Harbors executives of subversion, inaction and lies to stop its planned acquisition of the real estate investment trust.

New American Funding is teaming with Kastle.

The slowdown in premium increases comes as insurers focused on restoring profitability after a period of high inflation, rising construction costs, expensive reinsurance and record catastrophe losses.

Cost-cutting measures helped reduce operating expenses by 24.9% from the first to the second quarter of this year.

Beeline noted that it is actively repositioning its product mix to focus on non-QM production.

“It is time for Better to move forward with new leadership," Better's board said.