The origination boom generated another profit for the company in the third quarter, when also it obtained a novel source of liquidity to support its servicing operations.

Lenders pushed back against the notion that city dwellers' pandemic-driven flight to suburbia would hurt them. They say fewer landlords have sought deferrals as vacancy rates remain low and rent collections have stabilized.

The upcoming shift may help to prepare the government-sponsored enterprise for a conservatorship exit by reducing interest-rate volatility in Fannie’s earnings.

The government-sponsored enterprise also saw a 22% increase in net worth from the second quarter.

The mortgage unit contributed $20 million of the $26 million the holding company earned over that period.

The company had lower losses on its mortgage servicing rights investments compared with the second quarter.

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Minus various expenses including corporate, legal and servicing rights valuation, Ocwen had adjusted pretax income of $13.5 million.

Strong mortgage and capital markets activity helped offset credit costs and one-time items in the third quarter at Citizens Financial Group. In a period of low rates, CEO Bruce Van Saun says he’d like to buy more fee-generating businesses.

The company expects to get between $17 and $19 per share.

CEO Charlie Scharf disappointed investors by failing to provide either a detailed road map for long-term expense reductions or say when he might release such a plan.

But current owner Blackstone and FOA management will keep 70% of the company after its merger with a SPAC.

The San Francisco bank reported record loan originations thanks to explosive growth in single-family home loans, and profits beat analysts' expectations.

Earnings increased by 81% year-over-year as its gain-on-sale margins grew nearly 2.5 times.

The company, which recently completed an audit, set aside funds to cover issues tied with a lending program it discontinued last year. The move cleared the way for Sterling to file an overdue annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Two more lenders, AmeriHome and Caliber, look to join Rocket and United Wholesale Mortgage, by raising capital through public stock offerings.

Even though second-quarter originations were nearly double the same period in 2019, most were refinancings, which generate less revenue for title companies.

That, along with continued high refinance volume over the next three months, keeps originators' profit forecasts elevated, Fannie Mae said.