The Mortgage M&A Game: Who’s Next? June 30, 2025 Paul Muolo A half-dozen or so privately held top-40 home lenders are supposedly “all ears” when it comes to takeover offers.Read More
Short Takes: Not Quite Enough, Yet / 2Q25 is Over / Ginnie Mae Delink Worries? / Rate's New LO Hire June 30, 2025 Paul Muolo MIAC Analytics warns that elevated buyouts may be masking performance problems with Ginnie Mae loans.Read More
MBS Trading Slips in May as Rates Go Nowhere June 26, 2025 Paul Muolo MBS trading volume is creeping low with interest rates stuck in a fairly narrow range.Read More
The Mortgage M&A Game: Who’s Next? June 26, 2025 Paul Muolo Whole-company M&A deals are becoming more prevalent, but if the Federal Reserve suddenly cuts rates, the outlook could change.Read More
First American Enters MSR Brokerage Via Subservicing June 26, 2025 Paul Muolo A new servicing exchange has been launched by a subservicer that just so happens to be owned by one of the nation’s largest title companies.Read More
Co-President of First American Departs Suddenly June 25, 2025 Paul Muolo Wall also oversaw First American’s agent/lender group, which includes Docutech, ServiceMac and FirstFunding.Read More
Rithm Sells Unsecured Notes at a Cost of 8% June 23, 2025 Paul Muolo The buyer of the 8% unsecured paper was not disclosed.Read More
Short Takes: Iran and Rates / Update: Cutting Off the CFPB From Cash / Sen. Merkley Weighs In / The Direction on Home Prices? June 23, 2025 Shannon Clark and Paul Muolo Short-lived, perhaps: The median U.S. home sale price hit a record $396,500 during the four weeks ending June 15, up 1% year over year.Read More
A Mixed Bag for Mortgage Hiring June 22, 2025 Paul Muolo Homebridge Financial is hiring in its home equity line of credit area.Read More
Securitizations Climb for FCI’s Non-QMs June 20, 2025 Paul Muolo Non-QM securitizations are growing by leaps and bounds — and that’s keeping subservicers and the attorneys that review the deals quite busy.Read More