February 18, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Union Home Eyes M&A / No Downgrade for Pennymac / Hildene to Issue Large Expanded-Credit MBS With CrossCountry / Bank Turns to MortgageCountryUnion Home Mortgage hired a national vice president of mergers and acquisitions.
February 17, 2026By Brandon IveyRithm’s Commercial Loan REIT Eyes Lender AcquisitionRithm Property Trust is looking to acquire an agency multifamily loan originator or servicer.
February 12, 2026By Brandon IveyPennymac to Acquire Cenlar, Sale Price Could Top $200 MillionSome $307.0 billion of Cenlar's subservicing portfolio is in the process of leaving Cenlar or has provisions allowing a move to a different subservicer if Cenlar is sold.
January 14, 2026By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Trump’s Bold Plan / HUD Proposes Removing Discriminatory Effects Regulations / Sales of New Homes Steady / Newrez to Allow Crypto Assets / U.S. Bank to Acquire BTIG
January 5, 2026By James DohnertShort Takes: Annaly Kicks Off 2026 With Non-QM MBS / First Federal Acquires Fidelity’s Mortgage Group / Pinnacle, Synovus Complete Merger / MBA Hires New CFO
December 30, 2025By James DohnertShort Takes: Mr. Cooper Layoffs / KBRA on UWM, Two Harbor Deal / Investors Push to Acquire Land in Areas Impacted by CA Wildfires / OceanFirst to Acquire Flushing Financial
December 23, 2025By James DohnertShort Takes: reAlpha Acquires Mortgage Lender / Huntington, Cadence Merger Gets Approval / Mutual of Omaha Names New COO / Promotion at The Standard / Publishing Break
December 9, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Housing Trust Fund Allocation Later This Year / Milliman Acquires MorVest Capital / Monthly Mortgage Payments Rise / Chase Preps Jumbo MBS
December 1, 2025By James DohnertShort Takes: Bayview Officially Takes Guild Private / MISMO Finalizes New Credit Score Implementation Guide / Chase Offers Refi Deals for Cyber Monday / Cornerstone Capital Hires VP to Grow Mortgage Business
November 7, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Ishbia Confident in a Record 4Q / Blend Turns Profit in 3Q / Stewart to Acquire Property Preservation Company