Audited financials, proof of fidelity bonds and errors and omissions insurance must be provided on Ginnie Mae Central after May 13.

UWM kicked off the new year as the number one lender in the U.S. in overall and wholesale production as well as purchase mortgage originations, but it has not been all smooth sailing.

The increase in production revenues was canceled out by higher expenses, a sign that too much capacity remains in the system, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Doma leadership said it has the technology and underwriting capabilities to allow the government-sponsored enterprises to handle the risk refi loans eligible for title waivers under a pilot announced by President Biden last week.

Company executives are counting on Guild's recent acquisitions to buoy business once the market normalizes.

The lender and servicer is still in the red but trimmed its expenses, and overall losses, significantly in 2023.

Reverse mortgage lender Finance of America posted a quarterly profit to end 2023, as it completed post-merger integrations and faced warnings of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange.

The company originated more loans to buy homes than Detroit-area rival No. 2 Rocket did in total during the fourth quarter.

A rate drop was a common concern for some servicers during the quarter, and Ocwen recently took a step aimed at better addressing this risk in the future.

The megalender and servicer Rocket reported annual origination volume in 2023 of $78.7 billion, a 40% decline from 2022.

As the book of business written during the 2020 to 2022 period enters peak delinquency years, default notices are expected to rise, fourth quarter earnings comments revealed.

The company was able release credit reserves because of actual and forecasted prices that boosted net income, CEO Priscilla Almodovar said.

The government-sponsored enterprise financed 955,000 mortgages last year, down from the 1.8 million loans it backed in 2022.

Other servicing gains helped Mr. Cooper profit despite negative mark-to-market valuations and cyberattack costs that led to lower consecutive-quarter results.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council is concerned over liquidity of these companies, especially if a warehouse lender was to pull its lines, leading to a failure.

The added revenue from servicing plus the data and analytics segment helped to improve the quarter-to-quarter results at the mortgage technology behemoth.

Markdowns on its MSR portfolios drove the company into the red, even as originations and servicing operations both saw profits.

A day after the regional bank's stock tumbled on tough fourth-quarter results and some austerity moves, observers debated whether management just needs time to build enough capital to catch up with growth or if it is still too overexposed in multifamily lending.

Chairman and CEO of Pennymac, David Spector, said the one-time cost will allow the company to retain ownership of a proprietary system that could build value for investors.

The parent company of Flagstar Bank surprised investors by slashing its dividend, charging off two large real-estate loans and preparing for more trouble in the office and multifamily sectors.