Mortgage Interest Rates Fall Below 6.50% August 9, 2024 Brandon Ivey The average interest rate for a mortgage stood at 6.73% just before the release of the jobs report last week.Read More
Short Takes: Steady Losses at Blend / FHA Extends Disaster Program in Maui / Income Drops at Cherry Hill / Correction on Ready Capital’s MSR Sale August 9, 2024 Brandon Ivey Blend Labs took a $19.4 million loss in the second quarter.Read More
Better Increases Production, Takes Another Loss in 2Q August 8, 2024 Brandon Ivey The parent of Better Mortgage took a $42.2 million loss in the second quarter compared with a $51.5 million loss the previous quarter.Read More
CFPB Warns of Predatory Lending With Solar Loans August 8, 2024 Shannon Clark “We have identified a number of predatory practices, including high-pressure door-to-door sales where families are baited into expensive loans that wipe away the savings from a solar installation,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.Read More
Short Takes: Ready Capital Sells MSRs / Zillow Emphasizes its Mortgage Lender / Goldman Brings Prime Non-Agency MBS / MCT Receives Patent August 8, 2024 Brandon Ivey Ready Capital sold the MSRs as part of an effort to exit investments in the residential market to put a greater emphasis on commercial loans.Read More
Liquidations From Ginnie MBS Increase in 2Q August 7, 2024 Brandon Ivey Halfway through 2024, Lakeview/Bayview Loan Servicing was the leader in removals from Ginnie MBS, with $11.33 billion.Read More
loanDepot Sells MSRs in 2Q, Posts a Loss August 7, 2024 Paul Muolo To help ease its financial pain, loanDepot sold some MSRs during the second quarter.Read More
Losses at FoA Come Down in Second Quarter August 7, 2024 Brandon Ivey Much of the improvement in FoA’s earnings in the second quarter was tied to fair value changes.Read More
Short Takes: UWM’s Haul From MSR Sales / GSEs, FHA Extend ROV Compliance Date / Refi Applications Jump / Neuberger Berman Back as MBS Issuer / Correction on UWM’s Market Share Goal August 7, 2024 Brandon Ivey UWM took in net proceeds of $2.4 billion from MSR sales in the first half of 2024.Read More
UWM Unloads More MSRs; Income Declines in 2Q August 6, 2024 Brandon Ivey The nonbank looks to have sold more MSRs during the second quarter.Read More