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Between the dip in refis and the approach of the spring buying season, mortgage lenders are likely to start paying a little more attention to the purchase market, which is less rate-sensitive.

Roy Aston is chief information officer at Paysafe.

The Arizona company will pay $1 billion for the parent of AmeriHome Mortgage, which manages a $99 billion mortgage servicing portfolio.

But distress could be compounded in a limited number of state and local areas that have been left out of the broader boom in the market, an Urban Institute report found.

Phil Sieg joined JP Morgan Wealth Management as Head of Practice Management in 2020 after a long career at Merrill Lynch. In his last role at Merrill he was the Head of the Ultra High Net Worth Segment and Strategy, which included the Private Banking and Investment Group as well as the Global Client Segment.

While the Mortgage Bankers Association hailed the move, some experts say it could negatively impact housing inventory.

Despite CoreLogic’s recent agreement to be acquired by funds managed by Stone Point Capital and Insight Partners, CoStar increased its offer to $95.76 a share.

Chad Robottom, CPA, is the Dallas market president at the financial advisory firm Embark.

Both in terms of interest expense and the sheer cost of dealing with consumers, the mortgage industry is out hundreds of millions of dollars due to this unfunded mandate from Congress, analyst Chris Whalen says.

After they reopened on Tuesday, Treasury 10-year yields rose four basis points to touch 1.25% — the highest since last March — while the 30-year equivalent pushed above 2%.