https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/rss en-us bivey@imfpubs.com Among Two Harbors Investment shareholders that voted for or against CrossCountry Mortgage's planned acquisition of Two Harbors, 69.7% voted in favor. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237922 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237922-two-harbors-vote-on-ccm-acquisition-not-particularly-close jdohnert@imfpubs.com The agreement ends a lengthy process that included four shareholder vote postponements and a public bidding war with United Wholesale Mortgage. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237914 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237914-two-harbors-shareholders-approve-crosscountry-merger jdohnert@imfpubs.com Another vote delay adds more uncertainty to the proposed merger between CrossCountry Mortgage and Two Harbor Investments. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237823 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237823-two-harbors-pushes-back-merger-vote jdohnert@imfpubs.com Ahead of a shareholder vote, the Two Harbors board of directors has reaffirmed its positive stance on CrossCountry's proposed merger. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237806 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237806-two-harbors-to-move-forward-with-merger-vote bivey@imfpubs.com It’s an all-stock transaction with shareholders in Fathom receiving stock in BBB with an equity value of $53.4 million. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237783 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237783-bed-bath-and-beyond-to-acquire-real-estate-services-platform jdohnert@imfpubs.com Two Harbors disclosed today that it discussed options with UWM CEO Mat Ishbia during a Zoom call on Thursday. However, no new offer was submitted ahead of the Friday deadline. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237751 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237751-uwm-fails-to-provide-new-two-harbors-offer bivey@imfpubs.com Kiavi originated more than $7.0 billion of loans in 2025, with a focus on short-term residential transition loans along with mortgages underwritten using debt service coverage ratios. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237703 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237703-figure-and-sixth-street-to-acquire-non-agency-lender-kiavi jdohnert@imfpubs.com “Regardless of who wins the bid, the consequences of this is market-disrupting for anyone who does not have the capital to build up servicing and/or the technology leadership to take advantage of it,” said Rick Roque, a consultant with Menlo Company. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237690 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237690-two-harbors-bidding-war-has-implications-for-msr-values jdohnert@imfpubs.com UWM has until Friday to engage in discussions with the Two Harbors board of directors on a revised acquisition bid. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237683 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237683-two-harbors-open-to-negotiations-with-uwm jdohnert@imfpubs.com The Florida-based bank has agreed to sell its third-party originations channel to Mortgage Forward, part of the Great Lakes Credit Union family. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237686 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237686-short-takes-first-federal-sells-tpo-channel-trump-keeps-door-open-on-gse-ipo-pulte-dni-appointment-only-temporary jdohnert@imfpubs.com The acquisition is set to add a new revenue stream to Netcapital that is focused on residential mortgage originations and servicing. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237674 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237674-netcapital-to-acquire-resmac bivey@imfpubs.com UWM is willing to revise the terms of its offer to acquire Two Harbors Investment. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237680 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237680-short-takes-uwm-wants-to-negotiate-more-pilot-participants-big-swings-by-vantagescore-ceo-optimal-blue-integrates-fico-10t jdohnert@imfpubs.com Two Harbors board says CrossCountry's bid is still the better option, in part because of its fully committed financing. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237662 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237662-short-takes-two-harbors-sticking-with-ccm-sellers-pulling-homes-off-market-at-record-pace-loancare-launches-new-subservicing-tool-better-expanding-crypto-mortgage-program jdohnert@imfpubs.com 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. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237645 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237645-short-takes-onity-foa-receive-approval-for-msr-deal-velocity-appoints-new-cto-rocket-starts-broker-tech-contest-ice-joins-anthropics-project-glasswing-initiative jdohnert@imfpubs.com Plaza has implemented additional security measures to prevent future hacks. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237625 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237625-short-takes-plaza-hacked-verus-markets-its-largest-expanded-credit-mbs-of-2026-finastra-launches-peer-benchmarking-tool-berkshire-hathaway-to-acquire-taylor-morrison jdohnert@imfpubs.com The shareholder vote on a Two Harbors merger with CrossCountry Mortgage was postponed until June 11. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237611 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237611-two-harbors-postpones-merger-vote-for-second-time bivey@imfpubs.com “Regulators are taking more notice of this part of the market,” Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, said of the non-agency sector. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237515 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237515-short-takes-non-agency-market-gaining-notice-homes-prices-increase-in-april-hei-provider-enters-wholesale-two-harbors-shareholder-vote jdohnert@imfpubs.com First Colony has fully deployed the AI-powered point-of-sale platform after a pilot rollout. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237507 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237507-short-takes-first-colony-teams-with-tidalwave-on-ai-sachem-capital-irg-team-up-panorama-rebrands-tfg-launches-heloc-platform jdohnert@imfpubs.com United Wholesale Mortgage is offering brokers an 86-basis-point pricing incentive to celebrate the lender's 40th anniversary. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237496 Fri, 15 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237496-short-takes-uwm-offers-incentive-for-anniversary-ai-voice-assistant-gets-update-achieve-launches-tpo-channel-hancock-whitney-to-acquire-one-florida-bank bivey@imfpubs.com Jun Choi and Richard Tak are the sole owners of Mortgage One. They will receive 300,000 shares of Linkhome’s stock, which is trading at around $1.00 per share. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237475 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237475-mortgage-one-acquisition-tied-to-stock-earnout-consulting bivey@imfpubs.com Following UWM's announcement, CrossCountry Mortgage modified its bid for Two Harbors. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237476 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237476-uwm-still-willing-to-revise-offer-for-two-harbors bivey@imfpubs.com Two Harbors said the structure of UWM’s offer is “fundamentally illusory and predatory,” noting that UWM’s stock price has been declining, among other issues. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237459 Wed, 13 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237459-short-takes-two-harbors-calls-uwm-offer-predatory-warsh-approved-for-fed-governor-linkhome-to-acquire-small-lender-go-mortgage-entering-wholesale bivey@imfpubs.com “The outlook for the months ahead remains fragile as volatile mortgage rates and economic uncertainty continue to be headwinds,” said Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist at Bright MLS, a multiple listing service covering the Mid-Atlantic region. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237448 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237448-short-takes-sales-of-existing-homes-barely-budge-in-april-proxy-advisor-weights-in-on-two-harbors-rithm-preps-500-million-debt-offering jdohnert@imfpubs.com United Wholesale Mortgage has increased its bid for Two Harbors Investment after CrossCountry Mortgage matched its previous bid for the real estate investment trust. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237437 Mon, 11 May 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237437-uwm-increases-bid-for-two-harbors-again jdohnert@imfpubs.com The transaction includes servicing on 800,000 loans representing about $197 billion in unpaid principal balance. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237430 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:56:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237430-carrington-grows-servicing-with-valon-acquisition bivey@imfpubs.com “The industry forecasts are expecting a step up in Q2 but I would say that we’re just not seeing that,” said Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket Companies. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237435 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237435-short-takes-uncharacteristic-slowdown-in-2q-ccm-raises-purchase-price-for-two-harbors-losses-increase-at-blend-freddie-offers-crt bivey@imfpubs.com Mat Ishbia, president and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, said management at Two Harbors is “maybe playing some games” in opting to be acquired by CrossCountry Mortgage rather than by UWM. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237414 Thu, 07 May 2026 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237414-uwms-ishbia-not-impressed-with-management-at-two-harbors bivey@imfpubs.com While UWM has repeatedly raised its bid price and made other concessions, Two Harbors has opted to move forward with an acquisition by CrossCountry Mortgage. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237383 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237383-short-takes-uwm-frustrated-by-two-harbors-heated-rivalry-with-credit-scores-banks-see-increasing-demand-for-helocs-non-agency-reits-take-losses-in-1q jdohnert@imfpubs.com Two Harbors board cited concerns about UWM's balance sheet and committed financing in a statement released this week. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237376 Mon, 04 May 2026 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237376-two-harbors-rejects-new-uwm-offer jdohnert@imfpubs.com The new deal increases the cash election from UWM’s previous offer from $11.30 to $12.00 per share, a $0.70 premium per stock compared to the deal the Two Harbors board accepted from CrossCountry Mortgage last month. http://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237366 Fri, 01 May 2026 11:57:00 -0400 https://www.insidemortgagefinance.com/articles/237366-uwm-proposes-new-deal-for-two-harbors