This business, tied to the mortgage origination outlook, is becoming ly attractive for 2024, according to BTIG.

The lender has shed over $1 billion in annualized expenses and said it retains enough capital to sustain operations for the next several years.

Higher expenses pushed per-loan losses further into the red for the first time in three quarters and with lower production expected through the first three months of next year, the picture remains bleak.

Its strong balance sheet opens up opportunities for the mortgage lender to bring more companies under its helm, executives during the earnings call said.

The former investment type added to net earnings, but a tough market hurt some sectors of it during a quarter in which the company experienced mixed success with M&A attempts.

Earnings benefited from low delinquencies and slow prepayment speeds, but high rates will limit growth opportunities.

The company posted net income of under $301 million in the third quarter, including a $93 million positive mortgage servicing mark.

As the leading player in a specialized niche within the consolidating mortgage market, Finance of America is being watched closely.

The lender and servicer is still planning for another $120 million in annualized expense reductions in the next few quarters.

The company also renewed key partnerships, recorded some reverse mortgage charges it'd previously foreseen and eked out an adjusted pretax origination gain.