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Brandon Ivey

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UWM Boosts Originations, Margin in Third Quarter

November 6, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The lender’s margin went from 1.13% in the second quarter to 1.30% in the third quarter.
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Rithm Shifting Subservicing Away From Onity

November 6, 2025
Brandon Ivey
The subservicing for Rithm accounts for 10% of total servicing volume at Onity's PHH unit.
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Short Takes: FICO’s Revenues Rise on Price Hike / Barclays to Issue its First CES Securitization / Rocket Sending Jumbos to Redwood / Pending Home Sales Lose Momentum

November 6, 2025
Brandon Ivey
FICO said the increase in business-to-business revenue was primarily attributable to a higher mortgage origination scores unit price.
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VantageScore Touts Benefits of Positive Rent Reporting

November 5, 2025
Brandon Ivey
VantageScore said adding positive rent reporting as an input it its scoring model would help nearly four million renters achieve a VantageScore of at least 620.
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Median Age for First-Time Homebuyer Increases to 40

November 5, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Prior to the financial crisis of 2008, the median age for first-time homebuyers was around 30 years old.
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Short Takes: Invictus Boosts Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance / Home Price Depreciation in Some Areas / FoA Takes Loss in 3Q / HUD Selling HECMs for Vacant Properties

November 5, 2025
Brandon Ivey
An affiliate of Invictus Capital Partners is set to issue a $707.4 million expanded-credit mortgage-backed security.
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Ishbia Sees Hesitancy Among LOs, Not Potential Borrowers

November 4, 2025
Brandon Ivey
“People are ready to refinance, people are ready to buy,” said Mat Ishbia, chairman, CEO and president of United Wholesale Mortgage.
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Profits Jump at AG Mortgage Investment Trust in 3Q

November 4, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Much of the shift in income was due to unrealized gains on portfolios of loans and pieces for non-agency mortgage-backed securities due to spread tightening.
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Short Takes: Pennymac Goes Bigger With Latest Non-Agency MBS / Mortgage Demand Increases / AI for Construction Loans / AVM for Rental Properties

November 4, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Pennymac is marketing a $426.5 million non-agency mortgage-backed security stocked with investment-property mortgages eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises.
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Nonbanks Increase Servicing Share During Third Quarter

October 31, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Rocket Mortgage, thanks to its acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group, which was completed at the beginning of October, is poised to overtake Chase as the largest firm in terms of owned servicing.
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