The MBA has called on federal agencies to ensure there is no disruption in the mortgage process stemming from the National Association of Realtors’ decision to settle a lawsuit related to agent commission practices.

Hunterbrook Capital is going after United Wholesale Mortgage, lobbing allegations and shorting stock in the nonbank; Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Fed doesn’t find the rhetoric regarding bank capital requirements particularly useful; Ocwen plans to rebrand as Onity.

Priorities for 2024 include clarifying the mission of the FHLBank system and aligning eligibility requirements for different types of FHLBank members.

Locks increased by 15.4% on a monthly basis in March, driven by purchase mortgages.

United Wholesale Mortgage had 6,700 employees as of the end of 2023, up 11.7%, the largest increase among the lenders in the analysis.

Hunterbrook shorted UWM’s stock ahead of the publication of its allegations and went long on Rocket Companies.

Fitch said issues with commercial loans could prompt the failure of “a moderate number of predominantly smaller banks.”

Altisource Asset Management is working on a control system that increases the efficiency of electric vehicles.

Angel Oak Companies, Lone Star Funds and Redwood Trust kicked off the second quarter of 2024 with new non-agency MBS offerings.

Better's annual report for 2023 will be delayed due to some corrections for the firm's results for 2022.