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Inside Mortgage Finance

February 18, 2021

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TPO Markets Crawl Back to Life, but Retail is Still King

Correspondent and wholesale-broker production made bigger gains from the third to the fourth quarter, but retail was the runaway winner in 2020. (Includes six data charts.) Read More

loanDepot Posts Strong Profits Following Deflated IPO

loanDepot’s IPO fizzled last week. This week, the nonbank’s stock price was up sharply even before the company reported $547.2 million in net income for the fourth quarter. Read More

IPO-Bound Nonbank Revealed as MSR Seller

Caliber, as a technical matter, still plans on selling shares to the public. But the company also is in the market with a huge flow deal. Confused? Read More

AmeriHome Pushes the Sale Button. More Deals En Route?

When rates rise, all sorts of things can happen, like IPO-bound firms opting for a sale instead. Read More

Non-QM Originations Back in Favor With the Big Names

Some non-QM lenders weathered market volatility in March 2020 without halting production while others took a few months off. Now, two of the top players in the sector are ready to increase production. Read More

GSE Volumes Hit Records in 2020; Profits, Not So Much

The surge in new business at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wasn’t accompanied by a comparable increase in profits for the two. Read More

Housing Provisions in the American Rescue Plan

The bill includes more than $10 billion in homeowner assistance funding. The vast majority of that would go toward helping borrowers pay their mortgages, property taxes, home insurance and utilities. Read More

NAMIC May Go Ahead With Disparate-Impact Lawsuit

If the Biden administration does not defend the 2020 disparate-impact rule, NAMIC plans to ask the court to set an argument date for its summary judgment motion, according to Ballard Spahr. Read More

Grapevine: Rising 10-Year; GSEs Still Expanding Their Workforce

Treasury yields continue to rise. Will mortgage rates follow? Meanwhile, Fannie and Freddie lament the competition for top talent. Read More

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