Rocket is offering residential solar financing and installation services while New Residential is set to launch an operating company focused on single-family rentals.
Offshoring certain functions involved with originations or servicing can generate cost savings of 25% and beyond. Still, there are risks involved with the practice.
Delinquencies declined again in July, though 1.45 million borrowers are 90+ days delinquent. Mortgage employment increased in June as interest rates remained low.
At one point during the pandemic, used car prices were up 50% year over year. Now, appreciation is around 20%, prompting speculation that auto ABS performance will take a hit.
With competition for mortgages heating up, United Wholesale and Rocket are increasing their emphasis on purchase mortgages. Margins, meanwhile, don’t look to budge much.
Jumbo mortgages and non-qualified mortgages can generate better margins than agency products. Still, the loans don’t necessarily offer a guaranteed path to profits.