Rocket's "virtual" IPO roadshow is currently underway...

Given the widespread shuttering of consumer-focused businesses due to the coronavirus, it’s no surprise that securitization of loans on retail properties plummeted 90.1% to just $275.0 million.

Redwood generated $165 million of net income in the second quarter after posting a $943 million loss in 1Q20...

Government-guaranteed loans in Ginnie mortgage-backed securities accounted for 48.1% of agency loans in forbearance.

Mr. Cooper boosted its direct-to-consumer lending and sharply reduced production through the correspondent channel...

Fannie Chief Financial Officer Celeste Brown credited the recently adapted current expected credit loss (CECL) standard for the improved showing because the mortgage giant now looks at lifetime losses whereas before it would have just looked ahead two years.

According to the S-1 initial public offering documents filed with the SEC, Rocket’s total share count (public and private) is roughly 1.9858 billion shares. At $22 a unit (the upper end of the range) that works out to a cool $43.69 billion. In short: Wow.

Cowen analyst Jaret Seiberg: “Our expectation is that FHA borrowers will be the first to suffer if Congress fails to extend enhanced unemployment benefits"...

While most non-agency MBS servicers specialize in handling either prime mortgages or expanded-credit loans, Shellpoint services large volumes of both loan types.

The “virtual” roadshow started Friday, with meetings running through Wednesday afternoon, when final pricing is expected.